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2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$32,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 102,043 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general biology is the 5th most popular major in the United States. 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 Illinois, there were 2,863 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,700 and $25,592 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s biology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Biology at Northwestern University

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s biology students in 2019-2020.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548.

Read full report on General Biology at University of Chicago

#3

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 6 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086.

Read full report on General Biology at NIU

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s biology degrees to qualified students.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Biology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#6

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Illinois State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Illinois State University is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s biology degrees to qualified students.

Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State University are $11,069.

Full Illinois State University General Biology Report

#5 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biology students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology General Biology Report

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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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