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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$21,572 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,402 Avg Salary

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

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is the #11 most popular major in Illinois with 5,068 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Illinois to see which master'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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Illinois State are $9,773 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Illinois State is ranked #5 for overall quality for biological and biomedical sciences in Illinois.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at EIU are $10,640 per year.

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Out of the 20 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern Illinois University are $9,428 per year.

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#6

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

GSU graduate students pay an average of $8,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Western Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WIU are $12,182 a year.

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Chicago State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. CSU is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSU are $9,728 per year.

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#9

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

Saint Xavier University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

SXU graduate students pay an average of $15,450 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SIUC graduate students pay an average of $16,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 3,164
Michigan 5,647
Ohio 5,700
Wisconsin 3,449

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

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 20 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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