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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Population Biology (Income $0-$30k) in California

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Population Biology Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Population Biology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Population Biology is the 1235th most popular major in the country with 10 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 7 population biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 population biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great population biology 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 population biology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Population Biology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Population Biology (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Population Biology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s population biology students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Population Biology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, 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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