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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biomedical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$34,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

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 Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Biomedical Sciences is the 91st most popular major in the country with 10,239 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,025 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general biomedical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general biomedical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general biomedical sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree biomedical sciences students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biomedical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general biomedical sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s general biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Michigan State General Biomedical Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree biomedical sciences students list, UIUC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Full UIUC General Biomedical Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio State General Biomedical Sciences Report

#5

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. University of Notre Dame is a fairly large school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 3 doctorate’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also made our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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