2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Arizona
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in General Biology
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 midsize city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASU - Skysong are $10,818 a 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 also made our Best General Biology Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #3.
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Out of the 6 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Arizona list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NAU are $11,527 per 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very 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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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 city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 a 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.
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Midwestern University - Glendale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general biology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 9,573 |
| Oklahoma | 729 |
| New Mexico | 576 |
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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 Majors Related to Biology
| 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.