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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Biology

10 Ranked Colleges
56 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Environmental Biology is the 661st most popular major in the country with 442 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 environmental biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental biology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree environmental microbiology students.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Biology

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental microbiology students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Environmental Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

Read more about Environmental Biology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#2

Hood College

Frederick, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Hood College landed the #2 spot on the list. Frederick, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s environmental microbiology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Hood also made our “Best Environmental Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hood College are $9,070.

Full Hood Environmental Biology Report

#10 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon landed the #3 spot on the list. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon is a small school located in Bayamon, that handed out 8 masters’s environmental microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon also took the #10 spot in our “Best Environmental Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon are $4,605.

Read more about Environmental Biology at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon

#4

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s. Troy University is a fairly large public school situated in Troy, Alabama. It awarded 14 masters’s environmental microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

TROY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Environmental Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TROY are $16,156.

Read full report on Environmental Biology at TROY

#5

Governors State University

University Park, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Governors State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in University Park, Illinois, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental microbiology students in 2019-2020.

GSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Environmental Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Governors State University are $14,674, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Governors State University Environmental Biology Report

#3 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s environmental microbiology students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Environmental Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Environmental Biology Report

#7

The College at Brockport

Brockport, New York
#6 in overall quality

The College at Brockport ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s list. SUNY Brockport is located in Brockport, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s environmental microbiology degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Brockport not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Environmental Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The College at Brockport are $24,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Biology at SUNY Brockport

#8

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
#9 in overall quality

Regis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s environmental microbiology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Regis U also took the #9 spot in our “Best Environmental Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regis U are $14,322.

Read full report on Environmental Biology at Regis University

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 2 masters’s environmental microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Environmental Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Biology at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#10

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s environmental microbiology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Biology at UPenn

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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