2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $0-$30k) in Utah

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Biology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 102,043 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,233 and had an average of $23,964 in loans still to pay off.

Across Utah, there were 650 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,450 and $17,683 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general 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 general biology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $0-$30k) in Utah

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U of U General Biology Report

#2

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, 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.

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