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2023 Best Value General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$7,850 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,375 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, general biology students earned 561 degrees and certificates from a Nevada school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Nevada to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for biology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Biology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Biology

#1

Nevada State College

Henderson, NV

Our 2023 rankings named Nevada State College the best value school in Nevada for general biology students working on their bachelor’s degree. NSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Henderson.

NSC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, biology majors at NSC accumulate an average of around $25,853 in student debt.

NSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list.

Full General Biology at Nevada State College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

UNR undergraduate students pay an average of $8,737 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, biology graduates from UNR carry an average student debtload of $19,994. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $304, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

UNR not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list.

Full General Biology at University of Nevada - Reno Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNLV are $8,737 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, biology graduates from UNLV carry an average student debtload of $22,826. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $138.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNLV is ranked #4 for overall quality for biology in Nevada.

Read full report on General Biology at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 14,026
Washington 1,675
Oregon 969
Hawaii 253
Alaska 98

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 the rest 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.

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