2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in Michigan

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across Michigan, there were 11 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biotechnology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Biotechnology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Michigan.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in Michigan

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 1 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215.

Read more about Biotechnology at Wayne State

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

Featured Biology Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >