2023 Best Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Biotechnology Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,911 people earned a degree or certificate in biotechnology, making the major the #172 most popular in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 62 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the biotech master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the United States for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 62 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biotechnology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Channel Islands did quite well on this year’s best schools for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
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University of San Francisco landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biotechnology programs. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biotechnology programs. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools award.
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| 11 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 12 | Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network | Boston, MA |
Biotechnology by Region
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Biotechnology Related Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the area of study, biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Biotech
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 107,165 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 14,535 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 11,615 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 8,813 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 7,247 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
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