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2022 Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 14,318 people earned their degree in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, making the major the 68th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,860 and had an average of $22,130 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,158 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,633 and $20,828 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree biochemistry students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biochemistry degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UMSL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s biochemistry students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 3 masters’s biochemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 2 masters’s biochemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s biochemistry degrees to qualified students.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

University of Kansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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