2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, biological and biomedical sciences was ranked 7th in Pennsylvania. In fact, 7,854 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. 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.
The Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for biological and biomedical sciences 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.
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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Check out the biological and biomedical sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Our analysis found Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Bloomsburg is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Bloomsburg.
Bloomsburg graduate students pay an average of $11,871 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $18,278 per year.
Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Villanova did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Villanova University Report
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $25,248 per year.
Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Jersey | 4,106 |
New York | 11,836 |
Maryland | 3,546 |
Delaware | 549 |
District of Columbia | 1,338 |
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Majors Related to Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Majors Similar to Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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