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2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$29,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 29,162 people earned their degree in biological and physical science, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological and physical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,647 and had an average of $18,790 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 193 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological and physical science 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 biological and physical science 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 15 doctorate’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082.

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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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