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2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
248 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master's in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 169,876 biological and biomedical sciences students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, biological and biomedical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,082 and had an average of $24,534 in loans still to pay off.

Across Minnesota, there were 3,166 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,057 and $23,187 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 248 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in biological and biomedical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological and biomedical sciences 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 biological and biomedical sciences 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Minnesota

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 179 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at UMN Twin Cities

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a fairly large school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 11 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Duluth also made our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Duluth are $28,606, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Duluth Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Cloud State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Cloud State University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bemidji State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Bemidji State University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” 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.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Bemidji State University

#4 in overall quality

The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k list. St. Scholastica is a small school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 21 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Scholastica did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The College of Saint Scholastica are $15,502.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at The College of Saint Scholastica

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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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