2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,845 people earned their degree in biological and biomedical sciences (other), making the major the 151st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,905 and had an average of $31,825 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 93 biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,000 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in biological and biomedical sciences (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological and biomedical sciences (other) programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biological and biomedical sciences (other) 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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The biomedical science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biomedical science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Doctor’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.

Full UMN Twin Cities Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Report

#2

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s biomedical science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Washington University in St Louis

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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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