2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate School for You
With 107,165 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #5 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the New England Region 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 General Biology program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Most Popular New England Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Biology
Our 2023 rankings named University of Saint Joseph the most popular school in the New England Region for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 20% are male.
Biology majors at USJ take out an average of $24,908 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
Of the 3 students majoring in biology at UCONN, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
About 33% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 67% are male.
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Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.
Women make up 50% of the biology majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the New England Region . UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3,280 |
| Connecticut | 987 |
| New Hampshire | 451 |
| Maine | 352 |
| Rhode Island | 534 |
| Vermont | 238 |
General Biology Related Majors
General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Biology
| 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.