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2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

8 Ranked Colleges
316 Degrees Awarded
$34,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 169,876 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Pennsylvania, there were 6,672 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,984 and $28,062 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 316 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 Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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 Doctorate in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree biological & biomedical sciences students.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Pennsylvania

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania doctor’s degree biological & biomedical sciences students list, Temple has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Temple University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 91 doctorate’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania doctor’s degree biological & biomedical sciences students list, Pitt has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#3

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #3 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park also took the #6 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Penn State University Park

#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2019-2020.

Lehigh did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lehigh Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania doctor’s degree biological & biomedical sciences students list, Duquesne has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Duquesne

#5

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Sciences. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. University of the Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USciences also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Sciences are $30,168.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at USciences

#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Drexel University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania ranking. Drexel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Drexel University

#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania ranking. University of Pennsylvania is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 113 doctorate’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania doctor’s degree biological & biomedical sciences students list, UPenn has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Pennsylvania

#8

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #8. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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