2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in Nebraska

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Nebraska” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Biology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 102,043 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Nebraska, there were 692 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,940 and $24,352 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,738 and $121,521 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general biology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Nebraska

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

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

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Nebraska list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.

Read more about General Biology at UNL

#2

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$18,528 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Creighton University is a medium-sized school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 1 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528.

Read full report on General Biology at Creighton University

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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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