2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
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Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences is the 118th most popular major in the country with 6,087 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Plains States region, there were 270 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,833 and $33,440 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 8 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree cell biology students.
Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences in the Plains States Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 2 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 1 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.
UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
KU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.
Iowa State also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. UNMC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.
UNMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNMC are $26,961, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Washington University in St Louis landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.
WUSTL also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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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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