2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

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 the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 123 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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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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 Master’s in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree biological science students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 3 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$12,212 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Western State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and it awarded 3 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri Western, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri Western State University are $12,212.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Missouri Western State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science

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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