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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$16,337 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,044 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, biological and biomedical sciences was ranked 10th in Virginia. In fact, 5,024 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.

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.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Our analysis found Eastern Virginia Medical School to be the best value school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the city of Norfolk.

Eastern Virginia Medical School graduate students pay an average of $22,901 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at William & Mary are $16,618 per year.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $16,522 per year.

Virginia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.

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#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Old Dominion are $13,224 a year.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $20,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia also took the #2 spot in our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.

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#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,375
West Virginia 782
South Carolina 2,790
Florida 9,666
Arkansas 1,033
Mississippi 1,746
Tennessee 2,478
Louisiana 2,210
Alabama 2,662
Kentucky 1,553
Georgia 4,996

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 8 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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