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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$25,588 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,354 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences students earned 3,546 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for biological and biomedical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in Maryland for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMGC are $9,342 a year.

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#2

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount St Mary’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Mount are $13,676 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMBC are $14,814 per year.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $16,995 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMCP also made our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #3.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 a year.

Johns Hopkins also made our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #1.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Johns Hopkins University Report

Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 4,106
Pennsylvania 7,854
New York 11,836
Delaware 549
District of Columbia 1,338

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
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
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 4,566
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 4,420
Biotechnology 3,911
Zoology 2,984
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,957
Genetics 1,543
Pharmacology & Toxicology 1,042
Botany/Plant Biology 691
Molecular Medicine 83

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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