2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” 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 District of Columbia, there were 386 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,700 and $22,825 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.

The American University also made our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Biology at American University

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824.

Read more about General Biology at George Washington University

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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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