2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in West Virginia (With Aid)

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With 169,876 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, biological and biomedical sciences is the 9th most popular major in the United States. 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 West Virginia, there were 781 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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 program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in West Virginia (With Aid)

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Marshall University is a public institution located in Huntington, West Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshall University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Marshall University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. WVU is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 26 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at WVU

#3

Alderson Broaddus University

Philippi, West Virginia

$29,220 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Alderson Broaddus University landed the #3 spot on the list. Alderson Broaddus University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philippi, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alderson Broaddus University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alderson Broaddus University are $29,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Alderson Broaddus University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (With Aid)

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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