2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky

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In 2019-2020, 102,043 general biology students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. 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 Kentucky, there were 1,160 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,411 and $24,109 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,800 and $117,458 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky doctor’s degree biology students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in Kentucky

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,107 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s biology students in 2019-2020.

UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Biology at University of Louisville

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s biology students in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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