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2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$37,887 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biotech majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Biotechnology

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Worcester State University the best value school in the New England Region for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

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

Full Biotechnology at Worcester State University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biotechnology schools in the New England Region . Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize 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 in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

#4

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Framingham State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public college with a small student population.

Framingham State graduate students pay an average of $17,460 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Framingham State University

#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in tuition and fees each year.

Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#6

Brown University

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #6, Brown University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Brown graduate students pay an average of $62,083 in tuition and fees each year.

Brown also made our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Brown University

#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandeis are $53,618 a year.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Boston University

Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

Explore the best biotechnology schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 185
Rhode Island 15
New Hampshire 0

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

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 8 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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