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2022 Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Master’s

6 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$39,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Master's

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 Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Oncology & Cancer Biology is the 901st most popular major in the country with 147 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 oncology and cancer biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in oncology and cancer biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality oncology and cancer biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the oncology and cancer biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Master’s.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Oncology & Cancer Biology

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s oncology and cancer biology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Oncology & Cancer Biology at KU

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Master’s. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s oncology and cancer biology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

Full University at Buffalo Oncology & Cancer Biology Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s oncology and cancer biology degrees to qualified students.

UTHealth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTHealth are $32,904, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Oncology & Cancer Biology at UTHealth

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s oncology and cancer biology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Oncology & Cancer Biology at Drexel University

#5

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Master’s list. Georgetown University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s oncology and cancer biology degrees to qualified students.

Georgetown also made our “Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Oncology & Cancer Biology at Georgetown University

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

University of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Master’s list. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 7 masters’s oncology and cancer biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also took the #2 spot in our “Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548.

Read more about Oncology & Cancer Biology at University of Chicago

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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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