2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $0-$30k) in Georgia

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 Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Biotechnology is the 171st most popular major in the country with 3,585 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, biotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,092 and had an average of $32,815 in loans still to pay off.

Across Georgia, there were 20 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biotechnology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biotechnology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $0-$30k) in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 5 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UGA Biotechnology Report

#2

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, Georgia

$17,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Valley State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fort Valley, Georgia, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

Fort Valley State University also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fort Valley State University are $17,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biotechnology at Fort Valley State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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