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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$27,240 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kansas the best value school in the Plains States Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each 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 at Omaha landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Plains States Region . 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNL is ranked #3 for overall quality for biological and biomedical sciences in the Plains States Region .

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

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.

K -State graduate students pay an average of $23,949 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 per year.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa is 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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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per 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 ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very 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 large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMKC are $27,803 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 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

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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