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Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges
$21,612 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biotechnology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 95 degrees and certificates were awarded to biotechnology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #159 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for biotech majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in Illinois for biotechnology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biotechnology schools in Illinois. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Biotechnology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biotechnology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 9
Ohio 18
Indiana 58
Wisconsin 30

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 2 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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