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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$7,926 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 Kansas. With 693 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas

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

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

Our analysis found Fort Hays State University to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kansas. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FHSU are $4,500 per year.

Full General Biology at Fort Hays State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great value for general biology students working on their master’s degree. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.

WSU graduate students pay an average of $7,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Out of the 4 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt State are $8,728 per year.

Full General Biology at Pittsburg State University Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent master’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in Kansas. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $11,225 per year.

K -State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

Full General Biology at Kansas State University Report

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
Iowa 805
Nebraska 757
North Dakota 289
South Dakota 347

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 4 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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