2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematical Biology (With Aid)

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Mathematical Biology is the 1168th most popular major in the country with 22 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 mathematical biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mathematical Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mathematical biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematical biology 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 mathematical biology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Mathematical Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mathematical Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematical Biology (With Aid)

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$12,838 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Mathematical Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Mathematical Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $12,838 for bachelor’s degree mathematical biology students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$14,132 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mathematical Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Idaho is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s mathematical biology degrees to qualified students.

U of I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mathematical Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,132 for bachelor’s degree mathematical biology students with aid per year to attend University of Idaho.

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#3

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$27,938 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Mathematical Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best Mathematical Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $27,938 for Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Biology students with aid per year to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Steven G. Johnson.

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