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2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

3 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England 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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the New England region, there were 58 computational biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 computational biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in computational biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computational biology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 computational biology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree computational biology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computational Biology (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computational biology degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computational Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Massachusetts Institute of Technology is $14,381 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Computational Biology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Computational Biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#2

Colby College

Waterville, Maine
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Waterville, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computational biology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree computational biology students whose families make $75-$110k list, Colby has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computational Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colby College is $13,413 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Computational Biology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Computational Biology at Colby College

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Computational Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computational biology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computational Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Brown University is $21,634 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Computational Biology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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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