2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Biology Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 91,804 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across District of Columbia, there were 333 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in biology studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biology studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biology studies 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 Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree biological sciences students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies in District of Columbia

#1

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biological sciences students in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biology Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s biological sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree biological sciences students list, GWU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Biology Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591.

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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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