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2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 471 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 185 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biomedical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biomedical Sciences in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743.

Read full report on General Biomedical Sciences at South Dakota State University

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general biomedical sciences degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree biomedical sciences students list, USD has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s general biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Creighton also made our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Biomedical Sciences at Creighton University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 31 masters’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa State University General Biomedical Sciences Report

#5

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree biomedical sciences students list, Webster has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Webster General Biomedical Sciences Report

#6

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. WUSTL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Washington University in St Louis 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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