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2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

13 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$40,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Computational Biology is the 848th most popular major in the country with 175 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 58 computational biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in computational biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computational biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computational biology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree computational biology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computational Biology (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. MIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree computational biology students whose families make $30-$48k list, MIT has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computational Biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #3 spot on the list. Princeton University is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 5 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton also made our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s computational biology degrees to qualified students.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Berkeley Computational Biology Report

#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#11 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11 in overall quality

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s computational biology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree computational biology students whose families make $30-$48k list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computational Biology at CU Anschutz

#13 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computational Biology at The University of Texas at Arlington

#9

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey
#12 in overall quality

Rutgers University - Camden came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Camden, New Jersey, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Camden also made our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Camden are $31,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computational Biology at Rutgers University - Camden

#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree computational biology students whose families make $30-$48k list, KU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computational Biology at University of Kansas

#11

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#5 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Southern California Computational Biology Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computational Biology at Pitt

#10 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree computational biology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Case Western has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Case Western Reserve University Computational Biology Report

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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