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2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
85 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 85 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in biological and physical science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological and physical science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biological and physical science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 8 doctorate’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Rice University

#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school situated in Williamsburg, Virginia. It awarded 9 doctorate’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

William & Mary also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800.

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#3

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s biological science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree biological science students whose families make $75-$110k list, UMCP has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at University of Maryland - College Park

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Wright State University - Main Campus

#6

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#6 in overall quality

University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 15 doctorate’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree biological science students whose families make $75-$110k list, URI has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at University of Rhode Island

#7

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Biological & Physical Science Report

#7 in overall quality

University of South Alabama ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biological science students in 2019-2020.

USA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at University of South Alabama

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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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