2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Biotechnology Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 82 degrees and certificates were awarded to biotechnology students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #101 most popular major 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.
The Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biotech majors pursuing a master's degree.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Biotechnology
Our 2023 rankings named Temple University the best value school in Pennsylvania for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $18,278 per year.
Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.
UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Duquesne University is a great value for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Duquesne graduate students pay an average of $24,534 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Best Value Biotechnology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Biotechnology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 79 |
Maryland | 543 |
New Jersey | 14 |
District of Columbia | 39 |
Delaware | 3 |
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Majors Related to Biotech
Biotechnology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 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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