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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology

6 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$42,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate

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 Biotech Schools for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that 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.

This year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa
#4 in overall quality
$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate. Iowa State University 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 also made our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

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#2

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama
#6 in overall quality
$25,386 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate. University of Alabama in Huntsville 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.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree biotech students list, UAH has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAH are $25,386.

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#3

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York
#5 in overall quality
$34,232 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Clarkson University 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.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree biotech students list, Clarkson has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson are $34,232, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biotechnology at Clarkson University

#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality
$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s biotech degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality
$55,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate 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.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree biotech students list, Tufts has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality
$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Brown University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate ranking. 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363.

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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%.

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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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