2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Bioinformatics is the 446th most popular major in the country with 1,100 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 53 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in bioinformatics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent bioinformatics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the bioinformatics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pitt Bioinformatics Report

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #3 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

Read more about Bioinformatics at Temple University

#3

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$30,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Sciences landed the #3 spot on the list. USciences is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

USciences not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USciences are $30,168.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at University of the Sciences

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics (Income $0-$30k)

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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