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2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$30,176 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,040 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 107,165 general biology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Biology

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $23,225 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #5 for overall quality for biology in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of I are $29,148 a year.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver 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. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

DU graduate students pay an average of $53,943 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ISU are $27,778 per year.

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Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,568
Utah 829
Idaho 584
Montana 305
Wyoming 61

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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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