2023 Best Biotechnology Schools in New York
Finding the Best Biotechnology School for You
In 2020-2021, 230 degrees and certificates were awarded to biotechnology students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #158 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
The Best Biotechnology Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in New York to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Biotechnology Schools in New York
Check out the biotech programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Biotechnology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the best school in New York for biotechnology students. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarkson University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Biotechnology Schools in New York list. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Potsdam.
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The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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The excellent programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in New York. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that biotech majors at Syracuse take out is $27,000.
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The excellent programs at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in New York. Located in the city of Syracuse, ESF is a public college with a small student population.
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University at Buffalo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Biotechnology Schools in New York ranking. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
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Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biotechnology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Biotech majors at RIT take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The City College of New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Biotechnology Schools in New York ranking. CCNY is a large public school located in the city of New York.
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St John’s University - New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Biotechnology Schools in New York ranking. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.
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With a ranking of #10, York College did quite well on this year’s best schools for biotechnology students. York is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Jamaica.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 115 |
Maryland | 553 |
New Jersey | 63 |
District of Columbia | 39 |
Delaware | 17 |
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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 |
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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 11 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.