2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,682 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in biology studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biology studies programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biology Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Utah Biology Studies Report

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#3 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 1 doctorate’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Biology Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biology Studies at Montana State University

#3

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#4 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 1 doctorate’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biology Studies at USU

#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

#5 in overall quality

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

ISU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biology Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Idaho State University are $26,548.

Read full report on Biology Studies at Idaho State University

#5

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s biological sciences students in 2019-2020.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biology Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biology Studies at University of Denver

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies

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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