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2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

8 Ranked Colleges
162 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biology Schools for a Master's in Georgia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in Georgia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Georgia, there were 3,536 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,664 and $24,920 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 162 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biology. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in Georgia

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 6 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Biology at Georgia Tech

#2

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Milledgeville, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia College also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia College are $20,868, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Biology at Georgia College & State University

#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.

GaSou also made our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004.

Read full report on General Biology at Georgia Southern University

#4

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.

Georgia State also made our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia. KSU Georgia is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree biology students list, KSU Georgia has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kennesaw State University are $21,174, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia

With a ranking of #6, University of West Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Carrollton, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree biology students list, University of West Georgia has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Georgia are $18,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of West Georgia General Biology Report

#7

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia

Mercer University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 39 degrees to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree biology students list, Mercer has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer are $15,264.

Full Mercer University General Biology Report

#8

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Emory University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia ranking. Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree biology students list, Emory has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Emory 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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