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Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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$14,657 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general biology was ranked 4th in Pennsylvania. In fact, 4,681 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Biology program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 65% of the biology majors at the school.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

About 65% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#3

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a great place for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best General Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 5 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.

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