2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

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 Biomedical Science Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,845 people earned their degree in biological and biomedical sciences (other), making the major the 151st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,905 and had an average of $31,825 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 136 biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,900 and $57,692 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 113 biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological and biomedical sciences (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological and biomedical sciences (other) programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biological and biomedical sciences (other) 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 Biomedical Science Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree biomedical science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified masters’s biomedical science students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Virginia Tech

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biomedical science degrees to 80 students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Liberty University Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) (Income $30-$48k)

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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