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2022 Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s

13 Ranked Colleges
1,580 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Human Biology is the 344th most popular major in the country with 1,599 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,580 human biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in human biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human biology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the human biology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s.

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Biology

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human biology degrees to 307 students in 2019-2020.

Hunter did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Hunter College is $2,490 for bachelor’s degree human biology students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Hunter Human Biology Report

#11 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s human biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Green Bay also made our “Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is $14,395 for bachelor’s degree human biology students.

Read full report on Human Biology at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 62 bachelors’s human biology degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $18,918 for bachelor’s degree human biology students per year to attend KU.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Human Biology at KU

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 208 bachelors’s human biology degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Washington - Seattle Campus is $13,297 for Bachelor’s Degree Human Biology students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Human Biology Report

#5

Bastyr University

Kenmore, Washington
#13 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bastyr University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Bastyr University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kenmore, Washington. It awarded 2 bachelors’s human biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree human biology students list, Bastyr University has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Human Biology at Bastyr University

#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s human biology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,285 for Bachelor’s Degree Human Biology students per year to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Read more about Human Biology at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

#7

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

University of California - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s human biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree human biology students list, UCLA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,279 for Bachelor’s Degree Human Biology students per year to attend UCLA.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Human Biology at UCLA

#8

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#10 in overall quality

Hamline University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Hamline is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 20 bachelors’s human biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree human biology students list, Hamline has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hamline University is $20,866 for Bachelor’s Degree Human Biology students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Human Biology at Hamline University

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of California - Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 62 bachelors’s human biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UC Irvine is $14,783 for bachelor’s degree human biology students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Human Biology at University of California - Irvine

#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human biology students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $29,342 for bachelor’s degree human biology students per year to attend Johns Hopkins.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Human Biology at Johns Hopkins

#11

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Stanford University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 142 bachelors’s human biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford also made our “Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Stanford is $11,496 for Bachelor’s Degree Human Biology students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Human Biology at Stanford University

#12

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Brown University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Brown University is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 41 bachelors’s human biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Brown is $29,392 for bachelor’s degree human biology students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Human Biology at Brown

#13

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human biology degrees to 194 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree human biology students list, USC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $29,528 for bachelor’s degree human biology students per year to attend USC.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Human Biology at USC

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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