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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k)

6 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$42,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Biotechnology is the 171st most popular major in the country with 3,585 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, biotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,092 and had an average of $32,815 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in biotechnology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biotechnology programs, but they also 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 biotechnology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 6 doctorate’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Harvard University

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Brown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biotechnology at Brown

#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #3 spot on the list. Tufts University is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168.

Full Tufts University Biotechnology Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Iowa State University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. UAH is a public institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biotechnology at University of Alabama in Huntsville

#6

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York
#5 in overall quality

Clarkson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Clarkson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Potsdam, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clarkson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson are $34,232.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Clarkson

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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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