2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in West Virginia (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 102,043 general biology students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. 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 West Virginia, there were 532 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,125 and $21,284 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in West Virginia (With Aid)

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 17 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marshall University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid. West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’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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