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2023 Best Value Other Biological Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$32,771 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,413 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Doctor's Degree School for You

With 164 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences (other) is the #76 most popular major in Tennessee.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Other Biological Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biomedical science 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biomedical science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Other Biological Sciences

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the best value school for biological and biomedical sciences (other) students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Tennessee. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Knoxville are $13,380 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Knoxville is ranked #5 for overall quality for biomedical science in Tennessee.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences (other) students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Vanderbilt are $52,162 a year.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Other Biological Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 6
Virginia 162
North Carolina 38
Florida 654
Kentucky 0
Louisiana 3
Arkansas 46
Alabama 7
Mississippi 84
West Virginia 0

One of 14 majors within the area of study, biological and biomedical sciences (other) has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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