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

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Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology is the 176th most popular major in the country with 4,242 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 158 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 33 cell/cellular and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in cell/cellular and molecular biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality cell/cellular and molecular biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the cell/cellular and molecular 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 Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 9 masters’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s cell/cellular and molecular biology students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

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#3

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$52,060 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Brandeis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandeis, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology in the New England Region (With Aid)
• 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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