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2023 Best Value Other Biological Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$43,775 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,413 Avg Salary

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

Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) is the #143 most popular major in the country with 4,420 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Other Biological Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the biomedical science doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Other Biological Sciences

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the best value school for biological and biomedical sciences (other) students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Other Biological Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WUSTL also is in the top 10% of our Best Other Biological Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Washington University in St Louis

Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences (other) schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 47
Minnesota 38
Iowa 2
Nebraska 37
South Dakota 3

Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Biomedical Science

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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