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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

77 Ranked Colleges
742 Degrees Awarded
$43,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,087 people earned their degree in cell biology and anatomical sciences, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,481 and had an average of $26,633 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 742 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 77 colleges that offered a degree in cell biology and anatomical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great cell biology and anatomical sciences programs and cost less that 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 cell biology and anatomical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree cell biology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 25 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Stanford is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011.

Full Stanford University Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 77 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harvard Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 46 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree cell biology students whose families make $30-$48k list, UPenn has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 77 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #4 spot on the list. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 21 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree cell biology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Yale has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#14 in overall quality

Brown University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 8 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

Johns Hopkins University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Johns Hopkins is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 19 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 doctorate’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

Columbia also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#15 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Washington University in St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 doctorate’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 4 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#13

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s cell biology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#14

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree cell biology students whose families make $30-$48k list, U-M has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

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#15

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

University of California - Berkeley ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 32 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 22 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

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#17 in overall quality

University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #17. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also took the #17 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#18

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#24 in overall quality

Tufts University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #24 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#19

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

Boston University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

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#25 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 6 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #25. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

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#21

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s cell biology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#22

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#21 in overall quality

Georgetown University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s cell biology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgetown, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591.

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#23

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

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#24

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 1 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#25

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#23 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 15 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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