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2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$21,135 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,040 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, general biology students earned 1,542 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

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

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Biology

#1

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Tennessee State University to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $10,732 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Biology at Tennessee State University

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofM are $10,908 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at East Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in Tennessee. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ETSU are $10,736 per year.

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#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 4 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Vanderbilt graduate students pay an average of $52,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Vanderbilt also made our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #1.

Full General Biology at Vanderbilt University Report

Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 3,494
Virginia 3,513
North Carolina 3,666
Florida 6,451
Kentucky 1,146
South Carolina 1,776
Louisiana 1,529
Arkansas 891
Alabama 1,940
Mississippi 1,380
West Virginia 526

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

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 4 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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