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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$7,682 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 Nebraska. With 757 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Nebraska 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.

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 Nebraska

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Kearney the best value school in Nebraska for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNK are $7,542 a year.

UNK also made our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #4.

Full General Biology at University of Nebraska at Kearney Report

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNL are $7,751 a year.

UNL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

Full General Biology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great value for general biology students working on their master’s degree. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $7,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Biology at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,000
Minnesota 1,745
Kansas 693
Iowa 805
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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