2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 169,876 biological and biomedical sciences students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. 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 West Virginia, there were 781 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in West Virginia 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.

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 biological and biomedical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at WVU

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshall University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Marshall University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s 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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