2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 62 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biotech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Worcester State University the best value school in the United States for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 a year.
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Out of the 62 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMGC are $12,132 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Channel Islands helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biotechnology schools in the United States. Located in the midsize suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUCI are $17,755 a year.
CSUCI also claimed a spot on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 62 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount St Mary’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg.
The Mount graduate students pay an average of $13,676 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network 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. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 a year.
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University of San Francisco came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
USFCA graduate students pay an average of $27,250 in tuition and fees each year.
USFCA also claimed a spot on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WPI are $29,040 per year.
WPI also claimed a spot on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Ponce.
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce graduate students pay an average of $6,310 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 11 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| 12 | University of Houston - Clear Lake | Houston, TX |
Biotechnology by Region
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Biotechnology Related Majors for Biotech
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.
- 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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