2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Biotechnology 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for biotechnology students. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $12,336 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMGC also did well on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mount St Mary’s University is a great value for biotechnology students. Located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Mount are $44,750 per year.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at East Stroudsburg University are $19,797 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
William Paterson University undergraduate students pay an average of $22,946 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Kean University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Kean is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Union.
Kean undergraduate students pay an average of $19,771 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value biotechnology programs. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UPenn are $61,710 a year.
UPenn excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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With a ranking of #7, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biotechnology students. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,005 a year. The average amount in student loans that biotech majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out is $27,000.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rutgers New Brunswick also did well on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Duquesne University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value biotechnology programs. 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 undergraduate students at Duquesne are $43,526 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Temple University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biotechnology students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Temple are $30,602 per year.
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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. ESF is a small public school located in the city of Syracuse.
ESF undergraduate students pay an average of $19,966 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Biotechnology Colleges by State
Explore the best biotechnology colleges 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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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