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.
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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.
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2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biology majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Fitchburg State University the best value school in the New England Region for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great value for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college 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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Quinnipiac are $20,340 a 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston College also is in the top 10% of our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 a 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.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MIT are $58,967 a 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 a year.
Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Plymouth State University 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 #8 on the list. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Plymouth State are $16,234 per 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 fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 per year.
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University of Southern Maine landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Southern Maine are $22,968 a year.
Best General Biology Colleges by State
Explore the best general biology colleges 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.
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