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

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Finding the Best General Biology Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 57 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 3 spot 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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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Out of the 57 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hood College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Frederick.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general biology programs. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #7, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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#8

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

American University

Washington, DC

American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Shippensburg.

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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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