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2026 Best Value Human Biology Associate’s Degree Schools

[Human Biology](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/human-biology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 41 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for human biology students.

What’s on this page:

• Best Value Associate’s Degree Human Biology Schools
• Other Degree Levels

2026 Best Value Human Biology Schools in the United States

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the human biology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Human Biology Schools

1

College Of Western Idaho
Nampa, ID

$3,446 In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,497 Avg Student Debt

College Of Western Idaho earned the #1 spot for value among human biology schools in the United States. College Of Western Idaho is a very large public school located in the rural area of Nampa. Students from in state pay about $3,446 in tuition and fees, compared with $7,454 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for human biology graduates is $12,497. Soon after graduation, human biology degree recipients from College Of Western Idaho generally make around $40,963.

2

National University
San Diego, CA

$13,284 In-State Tuition & Fees

$30,426 Avg Student Debt

$67,548 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in human biology will find it at National University, which ranked #2. Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,284. Human Biology graduates carry a median of $30,426 in student loans. Early-career human biology graduates make about $69,080. That is a strong return on a $30,426 median debt.

Other Human Biology Degree Levels

Explore the best-value human biology schools at other degree levels:

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 41 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 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.