2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Biology Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 91,804 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Connecticut, there were 856 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in biology studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biology studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biology studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The biological sciences 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 Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

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

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

#1

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$26,072 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological sciences degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biology Studies at Central Connecticut State University

#2

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut

$26,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 6 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SCSU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Connecticut State University are $26,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biology Studies at SCSU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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