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2023 Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$34,200 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,743 Avg Salary

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

General Biology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 3,280 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Massachusetts to see which master's degree 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.

2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

Top 10 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Fitchburg State University the best value school in Massachusetts for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Fitchburg State graduate students pay an average of $6,012 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Lowell are $15,210 a year.

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Out of the 14 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WPI are $29,040 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WPI is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full General Biology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.

Boston College also made our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.

UMass Dartmouth graduate students pay an average of $16,965 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Boston are $18,938 per year.

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University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

UMass Medical School graduate students pay an average of $26,113 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northeastern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

Northeastern excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

MIT graduate students pay an average of $58,967 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MIT did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full General Biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

#10

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harvard also took the #2 spot in our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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Best Value General Biology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 987
New Hampshire 451
Maine 352
Rhode Island 534
Vermont 238

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 14 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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