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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Education (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in biology education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biology education 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 biology education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree biology teacher education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Education (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k 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.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree biology teacher education students whose families make $48-$75k list, UIUC has also earned the #1 rank 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.

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#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 $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Marquette, Michigan, and it awarded 1 masters’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Michigan University also made our “Best Biology Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Michigan University are $13,660.

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#3

John Carroll University

University Heights, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Carroll University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in University Heights, Ohio, and it awarded 2 masters’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at John Carroll, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biology Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at John Carroll are $15,957.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified masters’s biology teacher education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Miami University - Oxford, the school also landed 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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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. DePaul University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s biology teacher education degrees to qualified students.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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