2023 Best Value Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Biotechnology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, biotechnology was ranked #112 in the country. In fact 1,567 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for biotech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the biotech graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Biotechnology

#1

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

1 Graduate Certificates

$13,676 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Mount St Mary’s University to be the best value school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Mount are $13,676 a year.

Full Biotechnology at Mount St Mary’s University Report

#2

University of Maryland Global Campus

Adelphi, MD

6 Graduate Certificates

$12,132 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

UMGC graduate students pay an average of $12,132 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Maryland Global Campus

#3

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

3 Graduate Certificates

Top 20% in Quality in the Middle Atlantic Region

$23,580 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMBC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Biotechnology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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