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2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

11 Ranked Colleges
103 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences is the 118th most popular major in the country with 6,087 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 764 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,167 and $37,246 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 103 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in cell biology and anatomical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cell biology and anatomical sciences programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Cell 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 Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 6 masters’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s cell biology degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ohio State Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree cell biology students with aid list, UIC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s cell biology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

IUPUI also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#6

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Grand Valley State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. GVSU is a large school located in Allendale, Michigan that handed out 19 masters’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Valley State University are $17,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Northwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 1 masters’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567.

Full Northwestern University Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#7 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

University of Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Chicago Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#3 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 11 masters’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western also took the #3 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#11 in overall quality

Loyola University Chicago came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cell biology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154.

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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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