2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut

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With 102,043 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general biology is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,233 and had an average of $23,964 in loans still to pay off.

Across Connecticut, there were 931 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,830 and $24,629 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,570 and $105,639 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in Connecticut

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biology degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Biology at University of Connecticut

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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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