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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Developmental Biology & Embryology

6 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Developmental Biology and Embryology Schools for a Doctorate

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 Developmental Biology and Embryology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Developmental Biology & Embryology is the 988th most popular major in the country with 83 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 developmental biology and embryology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Developmental Biology and Embryology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in developmental biology and embryology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent developmental biology and embryology 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 developmental biology and embryology 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 Developmental Biology and Embryology Schools for a Doctorate

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Developmental Biology & Embryology

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Developmental Biology and Embryology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor College of Medicine landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s developmental biology and embryology degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor College of Medicine also took the #2 spot in our “Best Developmental Biology & Embryology 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.

Full Baylor College of Medicine Developmental Biology & Embryology Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Developmental Biology and Embryology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s developmental biology and embryology degrees to qualified students.

UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Developmental Biology & Embryology 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 Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Developmental Biology & Embryology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Developmental Biology and Embryology Schools for a Doctorate list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s developmental biology and embryology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UTHealth also took the #5 spot in our “Best Developmental Biology & Embryology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are $32,904.

Read full report on Developmental Biology & Embryology at UTHealth

#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Developmental Biology and Embryology Schools for a Doctorate list. Harvard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Developmental Biology & Embryology 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 are $50,654.

Read more about Developmental Biology & Embryology at Harvard

#4

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Developmental Biology and Embryology Schools for a Doctorate. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 7 doctorate’s developmental biology and embryology degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our “Best Developmental Biology & Embryology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stanford Developmental Biology & Embryology Report

#5

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Developmental Biology and Embryology Schools for a Doctorate list. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s developmental biology and embryology degrees to qualified students.

WUSTL also made our “Best Developmental Biology & Embryology 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 WUSTL are $56,562.

Full Washington University in St Louis Developmental Biology & Embryology Report

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

University of Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Developmental Biology and Embryology Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s developmental biology and embryology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree developmental biology and embryology students list, UChicago has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Developmental Biology & Embryology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Developmental Biology & Embryology at University of Chicago

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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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