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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$30,692 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,171 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, biological and biomedical sciences was ranked 5th in Maine. In fact, 707 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for biological and biomedical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

#1

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Our analysis found University of Maine to be the best value school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maine. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMaine are $11,986 a year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Maine Report

#2

Unity College

Unity, ME

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Unity College is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Unity.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Unity are $12,640 a year.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Unity College

#3

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Bowdoin College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in Maine. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Brunswick.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bowdoin are $58,322 a year.

Bowdoin also took the #1 spot in our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine rankings.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Bowdoin College Report

#4

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the city of Lewiston, Bates is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Bates undergraduate students pay an average of $59,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Bates also took the #2 spot in our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine rankings.

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#5

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New England is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

UNE undergraduate students pay an average of $39,820 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 735
Rhode Island 858
Massachusetts 6,747
Connecticut 2,255
Vermont 574

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

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 5 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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