2026 Best Value Human Biology Master’s Degree Schools
[Human Biology](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/human-biology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong human biology education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 41 schools to find the best return on investment for human biology students.
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2026 Best Value Human Biology Schools in the United States
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in human biology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Human Biology Schools
Leading the list is Liberty University, our #1 best value for human biology in the United States. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $16,173. Students borrow a median of $27,414 to complete the human biology program here. Early-career human biology graduates make about $45,877. Set against $27,414 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Liberty University admits about 99% of applicants.
Other Human Biology Degree Levels
Explore the best-value human biology schools at other degree levels:
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 · 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.
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