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2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$28,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 365 people earned their degree in biological/biosystems engineering, making the major the 649th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 biological/biosystems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in biological/biosystems engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological/biosystems engineering 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 biological/biosystems engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological/Biosystems Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biological/biosystems engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biological/Biosystems Engineering at University of Arizona

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biological/biosystems engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 4 doctorate’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, USU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#7 in overall quality

University of Idaho did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 1 doctorate’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112.

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#7

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

Northern Arizona University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 1 doctorate’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

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#10 in overall quality

University of California - Merced came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of California - Merced is a medium-sized public school situated in Merced, California. It awarded 1 doctorate’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Merced not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Merced are $43,854, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

Auburn University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Auburn has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956.

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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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