2023 Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Biology Master's Degree School for You
General Biology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 2,000 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Missouri 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the best value school in Missouri for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Missouri State are $6,858 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northwest are $7,064 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southeast Missouri State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in Missouri. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $6,611 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $11,902 a year.
Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Central Missouri helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in Missouri. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCM are $9,156 a year.
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University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMSL are $12,528 per year.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMKC are $11,745 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mizzou is ranked #4 for overall quality for biology in Missouri.
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Webster University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Webster are $13,500 a year.
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Saint Louis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SLU are $22,614 a year.
SLU also made our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #5.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1,745 |
| Kansas | 693 |
| Iowa | 805 |
| Nebraska | 757 |
| North Dakota | 289 |
| South Dakota | 347 |
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General Biology Related Majors for Biology
General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 12 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.