2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Education in Massachusetts

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Biology Education is the 522nd most popular major in the country with 777 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 19 biology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 biology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree biology teacher education students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Education in Massachusetts

#1

Gordon College

Wenham, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$6,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Gordon College landed the #1 spot on the list. Gordon College is a small school located in Wenham, Massachusetts that handed out 3 masters’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Gordon College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biology Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gordon College are $6,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biology Education at Gordon College

#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$6,012 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized school located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts that handed out 1 masters’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Fitchburg State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biology Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State University are $6,012.

Read more about Biology Education at Fitchburg State University

#3

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, Massachusetts

#4 in overall quality

$11,397 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bridgewater State is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s biology teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Bridgewater State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biology Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater State are $11,397, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biology Education at Bridgewater State University

#4

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$19,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Lesley University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 masters’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Lesley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biology Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley University are $19,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biology Education at Lesley

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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.

Credits

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