Biotechnology at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

What traits are you looking for in a biotech school? To help you decide if Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biotech program.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 11,310. In 2021, 30 biotech majors received their bachelor's degree from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biotechnology section at the bottom of this page.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Biotechnology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech
• Master’s Degree in Biotech

Online Classes Are Available at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network offers distance education options for biotech at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Biotechnology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biotech programs across the country. The following shows how Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biotech major at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biotechnology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools	3
Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools	12
Best Biotechnology Schools	14
Most Focused Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14

In 2021, 83 students received their master’s degree in biotech from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. This makes it the #3 most popular school for biotech master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biotech Student Demographics at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biotech bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biotech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network with a bachelor's in biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Biotechnology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 biotech majors earned their master's degree from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biotech each year. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network with a master's in biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also has a doctoral program available in biotech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Biology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.