2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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With 169,876 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, biological and biomedical sciences is the 9th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological and biomedical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,082 and had an average of $24,534 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 10,881 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,932 and $23,535 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 181 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in biological and biomedical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological and biomedical sciences 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 biological and biomedical sciences 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Northern State University

Aberdeen, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,673 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Northern State University is a public institution located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,673 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Biological & Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Northern State University.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Northern State University

#2

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$16,745 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. BHSU is a small school located in Spearfish, South Dakota that handed out 14 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

BHSU also made our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Black Hills State University is $16,745 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Biological & Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Black Hills State University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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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