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2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$30,587 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,040 Avg Salary

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

With 107,165 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the biology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Illinois State also did well on our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year.

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#5

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great value for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 per year.

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#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 a year.

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#7

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cleveland State University are $18,051 per year.

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Michigan Technological University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Michigan Tech graduate students pay an average of $22,981 in tuition and fees each year.

Michigan Tech also claimed a spot on our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 a year.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WMU are $26,248 a year.

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Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,795
Ohio 3,097
Illinois 2,864
Indiana 1,765
Wisconsin 1,970

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

Majors Similar to Biology

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 24 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).

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