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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Colorado

4 Ranked Colleges
149 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 169,876 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Colorado, there were 3,454 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,488 and $23,858 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 149 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological and biomedical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological and biomedical sciences programs and cost less that 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Colorado

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 doctorate’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 33 doctorate’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at CU - Boulder

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 doctorate’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

Full CU Anschutz Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado doctor’s degree biological & biomedical sciences students list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

Full University of Northern Colorado Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

#4

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado doctor’s degree biological & biomedical sciences students list, DU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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