2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 177,778 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the #9 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biological and biomedical sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the best value school in the New England Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network undergraduate students pay an average of $13,392 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Worcester State are $16,666 a year.
Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Worcester State University Report
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Fitchburg State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fitchburg State are $16,735 per year.
Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Fitchburg State University Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salem State are $18,480 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Framingham State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Framingham State is a small public school located in the city of Framingham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Framingham State are $17,460 per year.
Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Framingham State University Report
Unity College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Unity.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Unity are $12,640 a year.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
MIT undergraduate students pay an average of $55,878 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MIT is ranked #1 for overall quality for biological and biomedical sciences in the New England Region .
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bowdoin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Brunswick.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bowdoin are $58,322 per year.
Bowdoin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Bowdoin College Report
With a ranking of #9, Gordon College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Gordon College undergraduate students pay an average of $26,250 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Gordon College
Keene State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Keene State is a small public school located in the town of Keene.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Keene State are $24,994 per year.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Biological & Biomedical Sciences students in the New England Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA |
| 11 | Central Connecticut State University | New Britain, CT |
| 13 | Saint Anselm College | Manchester, NH |
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 735 |
| Maine | 707 |
| Rhode Island | 858 |
| Massachusetts | 6,747 |
| Connecticut | 2,255 |
| Vermont | 574 |
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Related Majors for Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study
| 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 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 6,206 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 4,566 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 4,420 |
| Biotechnology | 3,911 |
| Zoology | 2,984 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 2,957 |
| Genetics | 1,543 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 1,042 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 691 |
| Molecular Medicine | 83 |
Majors Similar to Biological & Biomedical Sciences
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Engineering | 198,468 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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