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2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$12,657 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,193 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology School for You

General Biology is the #12 most popular major in Arizona with 2,191 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Biology Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arizona to see which 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 Schools in Arizona

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

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in General Biology

$10,818 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in Arizona for general biology students. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $10,818 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, biology majors at ASU - Skysong accumulate an average of around $21,375 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $288, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

ASU - Skysong did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best General Biology Schools in Arizona list.

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$11,348 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $11,348 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Biology majors at ASU - Tempe take out an average of $21,375 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $288, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full General Biology at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

$11,527 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in Arizona. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NAU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,527 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, biology majors at NAU accumulate an average of around $22,683 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $299.

Full General Biology at Northern Arizona University Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
$12,404 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $12,404 per year. On average, biology graduates from University of Arizona take out $23,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
$17,189 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 per year. On average, biology graduates from Grand Canyon University take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $181.

Full General Biology at Grand Canyon University Report

Midwestern University - Glendale ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in Arizona list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

Full General Biology at Midwestern University - Glendale Report

Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 9,573
Oklahoma 729
New Mexico 576

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 6 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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