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

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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 Oklahoma, there were 882 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,450 and $18,658 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general biology programs, but they also cost less that 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 Oklahoma

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

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

#1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 8 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus General Biology Report

#2

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$17,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.

UCO also made our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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