2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in the Plains States Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 6,702 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,984 and $23,545 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 434 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 30 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #3 spot on the list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 8 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree biology students list, South Dakota State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
USD also took the #16 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #6, University of North Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.
UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 3 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Bemidji State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Bemidji State University is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree biology students list, Bemidji State University has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bemidji State University are $9,112.
Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest Missouri State University are $6,673, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Creighton University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree biology students list, Creighton has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 59 degrees to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.
UNK also made our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #18. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNK are $14,792.
Saint Louis University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 8 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Northern Iowa came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 5 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
UNI also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNI are $22,648.
Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 8 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Missouri State University, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Truman State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Kirksville, Missouri, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.
Truman State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State University are $16,551.
With a ranking of #17, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Fort Hays State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Fort Hays State University is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 5 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fort Hays State University are $11,376.
University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 6 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374.
University of Iowa came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.
Kansas State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 6 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
K -State also made our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #14. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.
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Wichita State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
WSU also took the #24 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #24, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 3 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.
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Pittsburg State University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Pittsburg, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Pittsburg State University are $19,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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