2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 6,087 people earned their degree in cell biology and anatomical sciences, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,481 and had an average of $26,633 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,513 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 55 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in cell biology and anatomical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality cell biology and anatomical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 cell biology and anatomical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree cell biology students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Illinois State is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 31 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Illinois State University is $20,895 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at Illinois State University
Out of the 55 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #2 spot on the list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cell biology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UMN Duluth is $17,067 for bachelor’s degree cell biology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 55 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northeastern State University is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $9,994 for bachelor’s degree cell biology students per year to attend NSU.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,725 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students per year to attend Missouri State University - Springfield.
Full Missouri State Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s. GVSU is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 10 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Grand Valley State University is $17,646 for bachelor’s degree cell biology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Grand Valley State University Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report
Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend MSU Moorhead is $16,893 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at Minnesota State University - Moorhead
John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. John Jay is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.
John Jay also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17. The yearly cost to attend John Jay is $2,532 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.
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Western Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WWU, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WWU is $16,529 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at Western Washington University
With a ranking of #9, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree cell biology students list, Purdue has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University - Main Campus is $13,986 for bachelor’s degree cell biology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at Purdue
Augusta University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Augusta, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Augusta University is $11,136 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.
Full Augusta University Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #11, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Central Michigan is $15,981 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.
Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at Central Michigan University
Texas Tech University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for bachelor’s degree cell biology students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Montana State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $19,202 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students per year to attend Montana State University.
Full Montana State University Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cell biology degrees to 88 students in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,740 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students per year to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at UMN Twin Cities
University of Rhode Island came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.
URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,607 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students per year to attend University of Rhode Island.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Central Washington University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. CWU is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 17 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend CWU is $15,397 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.
Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at Central Washington University
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend OHIO Athens is $22,906 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.
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Oakland University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,802 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students per year to attend Oakland.
Read full report on Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at Oakland University
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Belton, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UMHB is $27,099 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.
Full University of Mary Hardin - Baylor Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #20, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 16 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $13,649 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Liberty University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.
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Dallas Baptist University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s cell biology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Dallas Baptist University is $26,387 for bachelor’s degree cell biology students.
Full Dallas Baptist University Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 338 bachelors’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.
UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is $15,880 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at UIUC
University of St. Thomas came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of St. Thomas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of St. Thomas is $18,476 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.
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Binghamton University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school situated in Vestal, New York. It awarded 38 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Binghamton University is $19,353 for Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Binghamton University Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report
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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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