2022 Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee

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 Biomedical Science Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) is the 151st most popular major in the country with 3,845 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Tennessee, there were 184 biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,500 and $57,882 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological and biomedical sciences (other) programs, but they also 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 biological and biomedical sciences (other) program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) in Tennessee

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s biomedical science students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Vanderbilt

#1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s biomedical science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)

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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