2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.
Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the best value school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.
UNL also took the #3 spot in our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 4 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.
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University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 a year.
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University of Iowa landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.
Iowa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.
Mizzou excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMKC graduate students pay an average of $27,803 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,284 |
| Minnesota | 3,106 |
| Iowa | 1,520 |
| South Dakota | 427 |
| Missouri | 2,724 |
| Nebraska | 1,201 |
| North Dakota | 397 |
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Related Majors for Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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 11 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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