2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.
Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great value for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.
UPenn also took the #3 spot in our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 a year.
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University at Albany 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAlbany are $25,325 per year.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general biology programs. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.
UMBC graduate students pay an average of $23,580 in tuition and fees each year.
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George Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general biology programs. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.
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Fordham University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fordham U are $23,846 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Request InformationBest General Biology Colleges by State
Explore the best general biology colleges 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 |
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Majors Related to Biology
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general biology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.