2023 Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the biology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Biology

#1

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

1 Graduate Certificates

$26,529 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 per year.

Full General Biology at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

4 Graduate Certificates

$24,648 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oakland University is a great value for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Oakland are $24,648 a year.

Full General Biology at Oakland University Report

#3

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

1 Graduate Certificates

#7 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$50,464 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U-M are $50,464 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, U-M is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on General Biology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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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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