2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Biotechnology Master's Degree School for You
Biotechnology is the #172 most popular major in the country with 3,911 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for biotech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMGC are $12,132 per year.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount St Mary’s University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The Mount graduate students pay an average of $13,676 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biotechnology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UD is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
William Paterson University graduate students pay an average of $21,748 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Kean University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biotechnology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Kean is a large public school located in the suburb of Union.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kean are $22,438 per year.
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University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 a year.
UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Duquesne 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 per year.
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Temple University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biotechnology programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.
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Clarkson University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clarkson are $36,472 per year.
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Johns Hopkins 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Johns Hopkins also is in the top 5% of our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Request InformationBest Biotechnology Colleges by State
Explore the best biotechnology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 115 |
| New York | 230 |
| Maryland | 553 |
| New Jersey | 63 |
| District of Columbia | 39 |
| Delaware | 17 |
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Majors Related to Biotech
Biotechnology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
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 18 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.