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2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
553 Degrees Awarded
$17,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 764 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,167 and $37,246 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 553 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in cell biology and anatomical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cell biology and anatomical sciences 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 cell biology and anatomical sciences 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 Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. Illinois State is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 31 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Illinois State University is $20,895 for Great Lakes Region 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%.

Full Illinois State Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#2

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand Valley State University is a large school located in Allendale, Michigan that handed out 10 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Valley State University is $17,646 for great lakes region 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%.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 10 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #5 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue is $13,986 for great lakes region 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 80 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also took the #7 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Michigan is $15,981 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.

Full Central Michigan University Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cell biology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #8 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OHIO Athens is $22,906 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

Oakland University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree cell biology students list, Oakland has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $11,802 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree cell biology students per year to attend Oakland University.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $15,880 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students per year to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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 more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at UIUC

#8

John Carroll University

University Heights, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

John Carroll University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in University Heights, Ohio, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

John Carroll not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for John Carroll is $25,759 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 John Carroll University

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #3 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $15,336 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree cell biology students per year to attend U-M.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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