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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computational Biology

13 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$38,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in computational biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computational biology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree computational biology students.

Top 15 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computational Biology

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full KU Computational Biology Report

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s computational biology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree computational biology students list, Cornell has also earned the #1 rank 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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#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor College of Medicine. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate list. Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree computational biology students list, Baylor College of Medicine has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor College of Medicine are $28,375, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computational Biology at Baylor College of Medicine

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate. UTHealth is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTHealth, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTHealth are $32,904, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Computational Biology Report

#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 2 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

Full CU Anschutz Computational Biology Report

#13 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 9 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computational Biology at UT Arlington

#7 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computational Biology at UC Berkeley

#6 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree computational biology students list, Pitt has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey
#12 in overall quality

Rutgers University - Camden ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Camden, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computational biology students 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 University - Camden are $31,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computational Biology at Rutgers University - Camden

#9

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#5 in overall quality

University of Southern California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #9. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s computational biology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computational Biology at University of Southern California

#10

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#11 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 doctorate’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computational Biology at Carnegie Mellon

#10 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s computational biology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Case Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computational Biology at Case Western Reserve University

#11

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Princeton University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470.

Full Princeton University Computational Biology Report

#12

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s computational biology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree computational biology students list, MIT has also earned the #3 rank 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Read more about Computational Biology at MIT

#13

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Brown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computational biology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree computational biology students list, Brown has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computational Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computational Biology at Brown University

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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