2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s
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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 487 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in biological and physical science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological and physical science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s.
Top 21 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s list. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 122 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.
Touro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Touro College are $13,138, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s. University of Northern Iowa is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNI are $22,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. USA is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 2 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree biological science students list, USA has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 77 masters’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Keck Graduate Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 67 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree biological science students list, KGI has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KGI are $39,390.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMCP also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological science degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree biological science students list, SFASU has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #9, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s list. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Portland State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s ranking. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Portland State University also took the #12 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #11, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
Colorado State also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055.
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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s ranking. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
UTEP also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s ranking. CU Anschutz is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
CU Anschutz also took the #14 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.
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University of Rhode Island landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s ranking. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
URI also took the #9 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Missouri Western State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s list. Missouri Western State University is a small school located in Saint Joseph, Missouri that handed out 3 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.
Missouri Western did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri Western State University are $12,212, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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William & Mary landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s ranking. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school situated in Williamsburg, Virginia. It awarded 1 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.
William & Mary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Rutgers University - Newark ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological science students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers Newark, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Newark are $32,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 24 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree biological science students list, UCCS has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774.
Rice University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s ranking. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Rice also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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