2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in Missouri (With Aid)

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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 Missouri, there were 2,029 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,493 and $23,930 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri doctor’s degree biology students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in Missouri (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$30,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. UMSL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s biology degrees to qualified students.

UMSL also made our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$53,358 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Read more about General Biology at Mizzou

#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 9 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074.

Read more about General Biology at SLU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (With Aid)

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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