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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools

29 Colleges
$21,612 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biotechnology Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biotechnology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the most popular school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 44% of the biotech majors at the school.

On average, biotech graduates from NC State take out $21,350 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Read full report on Biotechnology at North Carolina State University

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 29 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 47% are male.

Full Biotechnology at Harvard University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biotechnology schools in the United States. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

Women make up 85% of the biotech majors at the school.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Alabama at Birmingham

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biotechnology schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 33% are male.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, biotech majors at CSULB accumulate an average of around $18,477 in student debt.

Read full report on Biotechnology at California State University - Long Beach

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great place for biotechnology students working on their graduate certificate. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 56% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 44% are male.

Read full report on Biotechnology at California State University - Los Angeles

University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biotechnology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

Of the 6 students majoring in biotech at UMGC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Biotechnology at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the biotech majors at the school.

Full Biotechnology at Kansas State University Report

#7

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in biotech at Ball State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biotechnology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in biotech at Purdue, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Biotechnology at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UMBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

Of the 3 students majoring in biotech at UMBC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Biotechnology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

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One of 14 majors within the area of study, biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 29 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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