2023 Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Alabama
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Biology Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, general biology students earned 1,940 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 5th 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Alabama 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.
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.
Top 10 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the best value school in Alabama for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Auburn are $11,826 a year.
Auburn also took the #1 spot in our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama rankings.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Alabama helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in Alabama. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.
UA graduate students pay an average of $11,470 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USA are $8,426 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.
UAB graduate students pay an average of $8,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UAB is ranked #5 for overall quality for biology in Alabama.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Alabama in Huntsville is a great value for general biology students working on their master’s degree. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.
UAH graduate students pay an average of $11,686 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Jacksonville State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jacksonville State University are $10,600 per year.
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Alabama State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alabama State are $10,156 per year.
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Troy University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a large student population.
TROY graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Alabama A & M University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. AAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Normal.
AAMU graduate students pay an average of $11,542 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Tuskegee University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Tuskegee is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Tuskegee.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tuskegee are $23,398 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 3,494 |
| Virginia | 3,513 |
| North Carolina | 3,666 |
| Florida | 6,451 |
| Tennessee | 1,542 |
| Kentucky | 1,146 |
| South Carolina | 1,776 |
| Louisiana | 1,529 |
| Arkansas | 891 |
| Mississippi | 1,380 |
| West Virginia | 526 |
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General Biology Related Majors for Biology
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 10 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.