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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biomedical Sciences in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
126 Degrees Awarded
$41,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 New England 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 New England region, there were 624 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 126 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general biomedical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general biomedical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general biomedical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biomedical Sciences in the New England Region

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558.

Read more about General Biomedical Sciences at Northeastern

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 45 doctorate’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Medical School did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester are $37,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Biomedical Sciences at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352.

Read more about General Biomedical Sciences at University of Maine

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #4 spot on the list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general biomedical sciences degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 doctorate’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree biomedical sciences students list, UMass Boston has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Harvard University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general biomedical sciences degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harvard University General Biomedical Sciences Report

#7

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Tufts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general biomedical sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University

#8

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

Dartmouth College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s general biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Dartmouth also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dartmouth are $58,120, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Dartmouth College General Biomedical Sciences 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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