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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$11,870 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,743 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, general biology students earned 1,146 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Kentucky 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Biology

Our analysis found Murray State University to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kentucky. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

Murray State graduate students pay an average of $9,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Biology at Murray State University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Eastern graduate students pay an average of $10,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Biology at Eastern Kentucky University

#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

UofL graduate students pay an average of $13,725 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, UofL is ranked #5 for overall quality for biology in Kentucky.

Full General Biology at University of Louisville Report

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WKU are $12,140 a year.

Read full report on General Biology at Western Kentucky University

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 5 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 5 spot on the list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UK are $13,674 a year.

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Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 3,494
Virginia 3,513
North Carolina 3,666
Florida 6,451
Tennessee 1,542
South Carolina 1,776
Louisiana 1,529
Arkansas 891
Alabama 1,940
Mississippi 1,380
West Virginia 526

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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