2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 4,242 people earned their degree in cell/cellular and molecular biology, making the major the 176th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 603 cell/cellular and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 cell/cellular and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in cell/cellular and molecular biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cell/cellular and molecular biology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the cell/cellular and molecular biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 3 masters’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #0 spot in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at UIUC

#2

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$17,448 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand Valley State University is a public institution located in Allendale, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Valley State University are $17,448, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at GVSU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology (With Aid)

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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