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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computational Biology (Income $0-$30k)

5 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$48,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Computational Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computational Biology is the 848th most popular major in the country with 175 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 computational biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in computational biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computational biology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computational 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 Computational Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree computational biology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computational Biology (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 10 masters’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computational Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computational Biology Report

#2

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computational biology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Princeton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computational Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computational Biology at Princeton University

#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 masters’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computational Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

Read full report on Computational Biology at Harvard University

#4

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - Camden. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Camden, New Jersey, and it awarded 5 masters’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Camden not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computational Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - Camden are $31,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computational Biology at Rutgers University - Camden

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Case Western is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 4 masters’s computational biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western also took the #0 spot in our “Best Computational Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958.

Read more about Computational Biology at Case Western Reserve University

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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