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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
68 Degrees Awarded
$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 777 people earned their degree in biology education, making the major the 522nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 130 biology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 biology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in biology education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biology education programs and 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 biology education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree biology teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 13 masters’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biology Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biology Education at UIUC

#2

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Marquette, Michigan, and it awarded 1 masters’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Michigan University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Biology Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Michigan University are $13,660, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 48 masters’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biology Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

John Carroll University

University Heights, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John Carroll University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in University Heights, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s biology teacher education students in 2019-2020.

John Carroll also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biology Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at John Carroll are $15,957, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s biology teacher education students in 2019-2020.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biology Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760.

Read more about Biology Education at DePaul University

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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%.

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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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