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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$38,190 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,354 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Check out the biological and biomedical sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best value school in the New England Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.

Harvard also made our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #1.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Harvard University Report

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 per year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Vermont is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Burlington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UVM are $33,246 a year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Vermont Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CCSU are $26,072 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

URI graduate students pay an average of $29,774 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Suffolk are $39,813 per year.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Tufts graduate students pay an average of $55,216 in tuition and fees each year.

Tufts also made our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #2.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 a year.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences schools 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

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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