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2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

62 Colleges
$20,360 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,980 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biotechnology Master's Degree School for You

Biotechnology is the #112 most popular major in the country with 1,567 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 62 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biotech 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.

2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Our analysis found Worcester State University to be the best value school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Worcester State graduate students pay an average of $5,796 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 62 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 per year.

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Out of the 62 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMGC are $12,132 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Channel Islands. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUCI are $17,755 per year.

CSUCI also claimed a spot on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#5

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 #5 on our 2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Emmitsburg.

The Mount graduate students pay an average of $13,676 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network graduate students pay an average of $23,510 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USFCA are $27,250 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USFCA is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biotechnology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #9, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

WPI graduate students pay an average of $29,040 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, WPI also did well on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biotechnology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Ponce.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce graduate students pay an average of $6,310 in tuition and fees each year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Biotechnology graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Delaware Newark, DE
12 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX

Biotechnology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the area of study, biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Biotech

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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.

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