2023 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Doctor's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Biological & Physical Science Doctor's Degree School for You
Biological & Physical Science is the #38 most popular major in the country with 30,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Biological & Physical Science Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for biological science 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Biological & Physical Science Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Keck Graduate Institute to be the best value school for biological and physical science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, KGI is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KGI are $40,710 per year.
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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $12,690 per year.
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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,215 per year.
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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the # 4 spot on the list. USA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mobile.
USA graduate students pay an average of $16,652 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
GMU graduate students pay an average of $37,956 in tuition and fees each year.
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William & Mary came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.
William & Mary graduate students pay an average of $34,978 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and physical science students working on their doctor’s degree. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMCP also is in the top 15% of our Best Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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Rice University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rice are $49,941 a year.
Rice also took the #4 spot in our Best Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools rankings.
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Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree biological and physical science programs. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.
Wright State University - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $24,286 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
UAF graduate students pay an average of $25,248 in tuition and fees each year.
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Majors Related to Biological Science
One of 44 majors within the area of study, biological and physical science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 34,975 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 9,074 |
| International Studies | 7,368 |
| Nutrition Science | 5,330 |
| Behavioral Science | 4,169 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.