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

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” 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.

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.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological/biosystems engineering 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 biological/biosystems engineering 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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Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

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

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

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 8 doctorate’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 6 doctorate’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

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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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