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Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

2023 Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$34,989 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$14,657 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, general biology students earned 7,502 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate 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.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Biology

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Stony Brook University the best value school in New York for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 per year.

SUNY Stony Brook excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NYU are $38,206 a year.

NYU also claimed a spot on our Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

Columbia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.

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Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 4,681
Maryland 1,848
New Jersey 3,103
District of Columbia 478
Delaware 279

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 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).

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