2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Biotechnology is the 242nd most popular major in the country with 3,585 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,469 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 59 colleges that offer a degree in biotechnology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biotechnology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
BYU also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Worcester State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester State are $5,796.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s. UMGC is a public institution located in Adelphi, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 137 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMGC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMGC are $12,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount St Mary’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s. The Mount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Mount are $13,673.
Read full report on Biotechnology at Mount St Mary’s University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 24 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.
With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s list. TTUHSC is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are $19,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Azusa Pacific University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s ranking. Azusa Pacific University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Azusa, California. It awarded 18 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific University are $16,571.
Framingham State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s ranking. Framingham State is located in Framingham, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Framingham State University are $17,280, but some majors have different tuition rates.
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.
NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #11, California State University - San Marcos did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in San Marcos, California, and it awarded 15 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSUSM are $18,661.
Read more about Biotechnology at California State University - San Marcos
Claflin University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s ranking. Orangeburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Claflin are $12,035.
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
California State University - Channel Islands ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Camarillo, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Channel Islands are $17,755.
Read full report on Biotechnology at California State University - Channel Islands
University of Nevada - Reno came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 19 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #17, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 5 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Temple University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.
With a ranking of #19, William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Wayne, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University of New Jersey are $20,970.
Read full report on Biotechnology at William Paterson University
University of Central Florida ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 14 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Central Florida
University at Buffalo ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
University at Buffalo also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #22, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s list. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree biotech students list, WPI has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Utah landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s ranking. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 14 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Biotechnology Report
Duquesne University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- *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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