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2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

2 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$33,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master's in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Science Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biological & Physical Science is the 36th most popular major in the country with 29,162 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Virginia, there were 1,270 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,620 and $12,023 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological and physical science. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s biological science students in 2019-2020.

William & Mary also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full William & Mary Biological & Physical Science Report

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 27 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at University of Virginia

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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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