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2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

12 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” 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.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 12 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 14 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 7 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #10 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

Kent State also took the #9 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s cell biology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 17 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12 in overall quality

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013.

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#13 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 4 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree cell biology students list, Michigan State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

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#11

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

With a ranking of #11, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree cell biology students list, Northwestern has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 4 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree cell biology students list, UChicago has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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.

Credits

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