2027 Best Value Human Biology Schools in the The Plains States Region

[Human Biology](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/human-biology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for human biology students.
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2027 Best Value Human Biology Schools in the The Plains States Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in human biology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Human Biology Schools
Our analysis ranked University Of Kansas the best value for a degree in human biology in the The Plains States Region. University Of Kansas is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,102, while out-of-state students pay about $30,432. Students borrow a median of $26,584 to complete the human biology program here. Early-career human biology graduates make about $56,289. That is a strong return on a $26,584 median debt. The acceptance rate is 94%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Northwestern Health Sciences University earned it the #2 place for human biology. Set in the city of Bloomington, Northwestern Health Sciences University is a small private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $12,015. Human Biology graduates carry a median of $19,500 in student loans. Soon after graduation, human biology degree recipients from Northwestern Health Sciences University generally make around $32,391. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.