Best Value Colleges for Biological/Biosystems Engineering
Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.
7
Schools Ranked
$47,836
Avg. Earnings
1.9 yrs
Best Payback
238
Graduates
How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.
| # | School | Major Earnings | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public | $63,005 | 1.9 yrs |
| 2 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | $46,087 | 3 yrs |
| 3 | University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO · Public | $46,321 | 4.8 yrs |
| 4 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE · Public | $45,864 | 5.7 yrs |
| 5 | Auburn University Auburn, AL · Public | $49,331 | 6.6 yrs |
| 6 | Utah State University Logan, UT · Public | $42,682 | 7.1 yrs |
| 7 | University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR · Public | $41,565 | 9.9 yrs |
Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.