2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological/Biosystems Engineering in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biological/Biosystems Engineering is the 649th most popular major in the country with 365 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 89 biological/biosystems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 biological/biosystems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biological/biosystems engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological/Biosystems Engineering in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Biological/Biosystems Engineering Report

#2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to qualified students.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Biological/Biosystems Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological/Biosystems Engineering (With Aid)

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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