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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$12,588 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,171 Avg Salary

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

With 782 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the #11 most popular major in West Virginia.

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.

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 West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in West Virginia 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.

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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia

Check out the biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia University Institute of Technology the best value school in West Virginia for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Beckley, West Virginia University Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Virginia University Tech are $7,728 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, West Virginia University Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for biological and biomedical sciences in West Virginia.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at West Virginia University Institute of Technology Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Fairmont State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in West Virginia. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

Fairmont State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,892 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Fairmont State University Report

#3

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Shepherd University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in West Virginia. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Shepherd University are $7,784 a year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Shepherd University Report

#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVU are $9,144 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WVU is ranked #4 for overall quality for biological and biomedical sciences in West Virginia.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at West Virginia University Report

#5

Concord University

Athens, WV

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concord University is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Athens, Concord University is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concord University are $8,690 per year.

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#6

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Marshall University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marshall University are $8,552 per year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Marshall University Report

Alderson Broaddus University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Alderson Broaddus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Philippi.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Alderson Broaddus University are $30,020 a year.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,375
South Carolina 2,790
Florida 9,666
Virginia 5,024
Arkansas 1,033
Mississippi 1,746
Louisiana 2,210
Alabama 2,662
Kentucky 1,553
Georgia 4,996
Tennessee 2,478

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 7 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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