2023 Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Biology Master'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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for biology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Fitchburg State University to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Fitchburg State graduate students pay an average of $6,012 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WPI are $29,040 a year.
WPI also claimed a spot on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Quinnipiac University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Quinnipiac graduate students pay an average of $20,340 in tuition and fees each year.
Quinnipiac also claimed a spot on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Boston College graduate students pay an average of $32,722 in tuition and fees each year.
Boston College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern also did well on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
MIT graduate students pay an average of $58,967 in tuition and fees each year.
MIT also made our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #1.
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Harvard University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.
Harvard also took the #5 spot in our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.
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Plymouth State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.
Plymouth State graduate students pay an average of $16,234 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.
UMass Lowell graduate students pay an average of $26,990 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Southern Maine ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Southern Maine are $22,968 per year.
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Request InformationBest General Biology Colleges by State
Explore the best general biology schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3,280 |
| Connecticut | 987 |
| New Hampshire | 451 |
| Maine | 352 |
| Rhode Island | 534 |
| Vermont | 238 |
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General Biology Related Majors for Biology
General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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.