2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies (Income $0-$30k) in West Virginia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 91,804 biology studies students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country.

Across West Virginia, there were 510 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biology studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biology studies 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 biology studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for west virginia master’s degree biological sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies (Income $0-$30k) in West Virginia

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological sciences students in 2019-2020.

Marshall University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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