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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in District of Columbia (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
636 Degrees Awarded
$38,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” 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 District of Columbia, there were 1,189 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,689 and $43,575 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 636 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in biological and biomedical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological and biomedical sciences 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 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree biological & biomedical sciences students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 461 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgetown University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Howard

#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at American University

#4

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 147 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.

Full George Washington University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

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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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