2019 Most Affordable Online Master's in Biology
The following 25 schools offer affordable online master's degrees in biology, all for less than $27,000 per year. Miami University-Oxford takes the #1 spot, offering a Master of Arts in Biology for $5,125 annually. Colorado State University-Fort Collins is close behind, with annual tuition rates currently set at $7,050 for its Master in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology. The top seven schools in this list all cost less than $10,000 to attend per year.
You can read more about our ranked schools below or browse our 2018 rankings of the most affordable online master's programs. View our methodology or learn more about SR Education Group.
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| Rank | College | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Miami University-Oxford | Annual Tuition $5,125 | |
| #2 Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Annual Tuition $7,050 | |
| #3 Alcorn State University | Annual Tuition $7,084 | |
| #4 University of Missouri | Annual Tuition $7,427 | |
| #5 University of Maryland - College Park | Annual Tuition $9,225 | |
| #6 University of Maine | Annual Tuition $9,585 | |
| #7 Washington State University | Annual Tuition $9,894 | |
| #8 University of Nebraska at Kearney | Annual Tuition $10,314 | |
| #9 Western Kentucky University | Annual Tuition $10,605 | |
| #10 University of Saint Joseph - CT | Annual Tuition $10,800 | |
| #11 University of Maryland University College | Annual Tuition $11,862 | |
| #12 Stevenson University | Annual Tuition $12,060 | |
| #13 Green Mountain College | Annual Tuition $13,050 | |
| #14 Texas A & M University-Commerce | Annual Tuition $13,893 | |
| #15 Lehigh University | Annual Tuition $14,325 | |
| #16 Troy University | Annual Tuition $14,820 | |
| #17 University of West Alabama | Annual Tuition $15,444 | |
| #18 Emporia State University | Annual Tuition $16,274 | |
| #19 The George Washington University | Annual Tuition $16,650 | |
| #20 Johns Hopkins University | Annual Tuition $21,610 | |
| #21 George Mason University | Annual Tuition $22,656 | |
| #22 Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Annual Tuition $22,695 | |
| #23 Illinois Institute of Technology | Annual Tuition $24,480 | |
| #24 Northeastern University Global Network | Annual Tuition $25,551 | |
| #25 New York University | Annual Tuition $26,970 |
- Annual Tuition: $5,125
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,716
- Example Classes:
Advanced Seminar: Issues in Evolution; Biology in the Age of Technology; Conservation Science & Community; Issues in Biodiversity; Leadership in Science Inquiry
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $7,050
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 6,679
- Example Classes:
Curriculum Development; Design and Data Analysis for Researchers; Evolutionary Biology for Educators
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $7,084
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 595
- Example Classes:
Advanced Environmental Biology; Advanced Histology; Advanced Invertebrate Zoology; Advanced Plant Physiology; Advanced Toxicology; Current Literature Topics in Biology
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $7,427
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 7,362
- Example Classes:
Advanced Small Animal Nutrition; Animal Issues in Disasters; Equine Clinical Anatomy: Forelimbs; Pathogenic Mechanisms in Veterinary Pathobiology; Research in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery; Topics in Veterinary Clinical Sciences: Surgical Pain Management
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $9,225
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 10,611
- Example Classes:
Biodiversity & Conservation Biology; Biology of Cancer; Ecology and Global Change; Evolutionary Biology; Food Safety and Genetically Modified Foods; Modern Molecular Genetics
Online Master's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $9,585
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NEASC CIHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,896
- Example Classes:
Biostatistics/Computational Biology or Genetics; Computational Methods in Biomedical Science; Database System Applications; Metadata Systems; Responsible Conduct of Research
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $9,894
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,238
- Example Classes:
Analysis of Variance of Designed Experiments; Bioinformatics; Microbial Physiology; Protein Biotechnology; Science Information Literacy
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,314
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,732
- Example Classes:
Biological Research; Biological Statistics; Current Issues in Biology; Organic Evolution
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,605
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,676
- Example Classes:
Advanced Marine Biology; Biological Applications in Homeland Security; Chemical Ecology; Environmental Science Concepts; Evolution and Ecological Genetics; Investigations/Biology
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,800
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NEASC CIHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,573
- Example Classes:
Animal Behavior; Genomics; Neuroscience; Ornithology; Parasitology; Pharmacology
Online Master's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $11,862
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 13,310
- Example Classes:
Bioinformatics; Bioprocessing and the Business of Biotechnology; Current Trends and Applications in the Life Sciences; Inquiries in Biological Science; Introduction to Bioinformatics; Laboratory Management and Safety
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $12,060
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 501
- Example Classes:
DNA Analysis; Forensic DNA Computer Apps; Forensic Science or Forensic Studies Elective; Serology & Immunology
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- Annual Tuition: $13,050
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NEASC CIHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 239
- Example Classes:
Bioregional Theory and Practice; Conservation Genetics; Environmental History & Philosophy; Environmental Leadership & Community Involvement; Natural Systems Ecology
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $13,893
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,196
- Example Classes:
Behavior and Conservation; Developmental Biology; Human Physiology; Pharmacology; Vertebrate Endocrinology; Vertebrate Zoology
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $14,325
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,979
- Example Classes:
Cellular Basis of Human Disease; Eukaryotic Signal Transduction; Molecular Biology of Eukaryotic Organisms; Molecular Genetics; Structure and Function of RNAs and Ribonucleoprotein Complexes; Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology
Online Master's Degrees (1)
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Troy University
- Annual Tuition: $14,820
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,711
- Example Classes:
Clinical Biochemistry; Environmental and Biological Ethics; Environmental Toxicology; Limnology; Population Ecology; Sustainable Development
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $15,444
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,008
- Example Classes:
Conservation Biology; Critical Issues in Conservation Biology; Research Design and Data Analysis; Teaching College Biology
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $16,274
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,185
- Example Classes:
Biological and Physical Evidence; Criminalistics Laboratory; Forensic Science Seminar; Instrumental Analysis; Molecular Techniques for Forensic Scientists; Toxicology
- Annual Tuition: $16,650
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 31,310
- Example Classes:
Advanced Parasitology and Mycology; Biostatistics for Clinical & Translational Research; Epidemiology for Clinical & Translational Research; Medical Biotechnology; Microbial Pathogenesis; Research Ethics and Scientific Integrity
- Annual Tuition: $21,610
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 35,750
- Example Classes:
Epidemiologic Inference; Health Biology Thesis; Malariology; Molecular Toxicology; Public Health Toxicology; Stem Cells and the Biology of Aging and Disease
- Annual Tuition: $22,656
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 11,092
- Example Classes:
Biodefense Strategy and Policy; Emerging Infectious Diseases I: Bacteria and Toxins; Global Health Security Policy; Health Security Preparedness; The Scientific Method and Research Design
Online Master's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $22,695
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NEASC CIHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,210
- Example Classes:
Drug Regulations; Experimental Design and Statistics in the Life Sciences; Genetic Engineering and Gene Expression; Medical and Applied Immunology; Membrane Protein-Targeted Drug Design; Virology
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $24,480
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 4,786
- Example Classes:
Bioinformatics; Current Topics in Functional Genomics; Developmental Biology; Molecular Biology of Cells; Toxicology; Virology
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- Annual Tuition: $25,551
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NEASC CIHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 6,927
- Example Classes:
Bioinformatics Computational Methods; Cell Culture Processes for Biopharmaceutical Production; Experimental Design and Biostatistics; Molecular Cell Biology for Biotechnology; Stem Cells and Regeneration
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- Annual Tuition: $26,970
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 24,415
- Example Classes:
Next Generation Sequence Analysis for Bioinformatics; Population Genetics and Evolutionary Biology for Bioinformatics; Proteomics for Bioinformatics; Special Topics in “informatics in Chemical and Biological Sciences”; Transcriptomics; Translational Genomics and Computational Biology
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