2023 Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Doctor's Degree School for You
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is the #64 most popular major in the country with 14,535 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for biochemistry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lehigh University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lehigh are $27,130 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lehigh also is in the top 10% of our Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great value for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.
Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.
UPenn also made our Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Princeton graduate students pay an average of $58,790 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Princeton is ranked #1 for overall quality for biochemistry in the Middle Atlantic Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 per year.
Georgetown also took the #4 spot in our Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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University at Buffalo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $26,178 per year.
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Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,628 per year.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
RPI graduate students pay an average of $60,026 in tuition and fees each year.
RPI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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University of Rochester came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Rochester are $47,541 a year.
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Request InformationBest Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Colleges by State
Explore the best biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 791 |
| New York | 837 |
| Maryland | 365 |
| New Jersey | 338 |
| District of Columbia | 113 |
| Delaware | 18 |
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Majors Related to Biochemistry
One of 14 majors within the area of study, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 107,165 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 11,615 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 8,813 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 7,247 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 6,206 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 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 the rest 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.