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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$12,588 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,539 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences School for You

With 782 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the #11 most popular major in West Virginia.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value programs for biological and biomedical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in West Virginia

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

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia University Institute of Technology the best value school in West Virginia for biological and biomedical sciences students. Located in the small city of Beckley, West Virginia University Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Virginia University Tech are $7,728 a year. After completing their degree, biological and biomedical sciences graduates from West Virginia University Tech carry an average student debtload of $23,500. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $290, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

West Virginia University Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in West Virginia list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairmont State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in West Virginia list. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fairmont State are $7,892 a year.

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#3

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shepherd University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in West Virginia list. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the town of Shepherdstown.

Shepherd University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that biological and biomedical sciences majors at Shepherd University take out is $22,250.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Shepherd University also is in the top 20% of our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in West Virginia ranking.

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#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVU are $9,144 per year. On average, biological and biomedical sciences graduates from WVU take out $24,250 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $355.

WVU also took the #5 spot in our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in West Virginia rankings.

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#5

Concord University

Athens, WV

The excellent programs at Concord University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in West Virginia. Located in the town of Athens, Concord University is a public school with a small student population.

Concord University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,690 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, biological and biomedical sciences majors at Concord University accumulate an average of around $15,530 in student debt.

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#6

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Marshall University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value biological and biomedical sciences programs. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Huntington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marshall University are $8,552 per year. While working on their degree, biological and biomedical sciences majors at Marshall University accumulate an average of around $24,671 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $129, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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$30,020 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Alderson Broaddus University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. Alderson Broaddus University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Philippi.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Alderson Broaddus University are $30,020 a year. After completing their degree, biological and biomedical sciences graduates from Alderson Broaddus University carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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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
South Carolina 2,790
Florida 9,666
Virginia 5,024
Arkansas 1,033
Mississippi 1,746
Louisiana 2,210
Alabama 2,662
Kentucky 1,553
Georgia 4,996
Tennessee 2,478

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 7 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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