2022 Best Value Population Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

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

In 2019-2020, 10 people earned their degree in population biology, making the major the 1235th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 population biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Population Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in population biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great population biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the population 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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The population biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Population Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Population Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Population Biology (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Population Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s population biology students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Population Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$17,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Population Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s population biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Population Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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.

Credits

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