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2023 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 107,165 general biology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the biology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for general biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Rochester is a great place for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general biology programs. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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#10

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

University of Delaware landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general biology programs. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 4,681
New York 7,502
Maryland 1,848
New Jersey 3,103
District of Columbia 478
Delaware 279

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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