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2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

9 Ranked Colleges
96 Degrees Awarded
$24,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master's in Michigan

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Michigan, there were 2,190 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 Master’s in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies in Michigan

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biology Studies at Michigan State University

#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biology Studies at Western Michigan University

#3

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. GVSU is a public institution located in Allendale, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GVSU are $17,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biology Studies at GVSU

#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 10 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359.

Full Central Michigan Biology Studies Report

#5

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.

Northern Michigan University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Michigan University are $13,660.

Read full report on Biology Studies at Northern Michigan University

#7 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Flint came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Flint, Michigan, and it awarded 9 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Flint not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Flint are $18,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Michigan - Flint Biology Studies Report

#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Oakland University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking, coming in at #7. Oakland is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biology Studies at Oakland

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Michigan Technological University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological sciences degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biology Studies at Michigan Technological University

#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Wayne State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wayne State University Biology Studies Report

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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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