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2026 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools in Maryland

[Biological & Physical Science](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/biological-physical-science/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value biological & physical science schools.

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• Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools in Maryland

2026 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools in Maryland

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the biological & physical science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools

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The Community College Of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

$4,110 In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,000 Avg Student Debt

$43,729 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in biological & physical science, no school beat The Community College Of Baltimore County this year. Set in the suburb of Baltimore, The Community College Of Baltimore County is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $4,110, with out-of-state students paying around $10,182. Biological & Physical Science graduates carry a median of $12,000 in student loans. Early-career biological & physical science graduates make about $52,440. That is a strong return on a $12,000 median debt.

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University Of Maryland College Park
College Park, MD

$11,809 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,836 Avg Student Debt

$82,860 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Maryland College Park earned it the #2 place for biological & physical science. Located in the suburb of College Park, University Of Maryland College Park is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $11,809, compared with $41,186 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $20,836 to complete the biological & physical science program here. Biological & Physical Science graduates of University Of Maryland College Park earn a median of $57,901 early in their careers. Set against $20,836 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 45%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.