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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Education in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

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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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in biology education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biology education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biology education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Education in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid 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.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biology Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Biology Education Report

#2

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northern Michigan University is a public institution located in Marquette, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Michigan University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Biology Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Michigan University are $13,660, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biology Education at Northern Michigan University

#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified masters’s biology teacher education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree biology teacher education students with aid list, Miami University - Oxford has also earned the #2 rank 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 Miami University - Oxford are $31,697.

Full Miami University - Oxford Biology Education Report

#4

John Carroll University

University Heights, Ohio
#4 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, John Carroll University landed the #4 spot on the list. John Carroll is a small school located in University Heights, Ohio that handed out 2 masters’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

John Carroll not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Biology Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at John Carroll are $15,957, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biology Education at John Carroll

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s biology teacher education students in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on 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%.

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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