2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor'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. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor'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.
Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Akron Main Campus is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.
OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Dayton ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.
UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in tuition and fees each year.
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Cleveland State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cleveland State University are $18,051 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.
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Request InformationBest Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 3,164 |
| Michigan | 5,647 |
| Ohio | 5,700 |
| Illinois | 5,068 |
| Wisconsin | 3,449 |
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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.