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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

11 Ranked Colleges
103 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 103 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree cell biology students list, GVSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GVSU are $17,448.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wright State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 16 masters’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree cell biology students list, Wright State University - Main Campus has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 5 masters’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.

UIC also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

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#2 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 3 masters’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree cell biology students list, Miami University - Oxford has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697.

Full Miami University - Oxford Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#3 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cell biology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Case Western did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’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 Case Western Reserve University are $47,958.

Full Case Western Reserve University Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cell biology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at Northwestern University

#11

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

University of Chicago landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 7 masters’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago 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.

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