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2023 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$10,800 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Biological & Physical Science School for You

With 110 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and physical science is the #141 most popular major in Massachusetts.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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 & Physical Science Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the biological science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Biological & Physical Science

$5,160 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Massasoit Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for biological and physical science students. Located in the suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Massasoit Community College are $5,160 a year.

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$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,439 per year.

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#3

Cambridge College

Boston, MA
$16,442 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cambridge College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools in Massachusetts list. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Cambridge College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,442 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Biological & Physical Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 6
New Hampshire 31
Rhode Island 30
Vermont 0

Biological & Physical Science is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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.

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