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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$11,346 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 Iowa. With 805 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa 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. 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.

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

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

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

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our analysis found University of Northern Iowa to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNI are $10,569 per year.

UNI also made our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #5.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa are $12,065 a year.

Iowa not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $11,404 per year.

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Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,000
Minnesota 1,745
Kansas 693
Nebraska 757
North Dakota 289
South Dakota 347

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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