2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in Idaho

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Idaho, there were 557 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,350 and $21,379 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,676 and $37,720 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general biology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho

The colleges and universities below are the best for idaho master’s degree biology students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in Idaho

#1

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$26,566 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boise State is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 7 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Boise State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State University are $26,566, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Biology at Boise State University

#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho list. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

ISU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Idaho State University General Biology 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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