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2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$55,646 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,252 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biotechnology School for You

With 39 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biotechnology is the #77 most popular major in District of Columbia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value programs for biotech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Biotechnology

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the best value school in District of Columbia for biotechnology students. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The American University are $51,334 a year.

The American University also made our Best Biotechnology Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #3.

Full Biotechnology at American University Report

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 2 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Georgetown are $59,957 a year.

Georgetown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Biotechnology Schools in District of Columbia list.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Georgetown University

Best Value Biotechnology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 79
Pennsylvania 82
Maryland 543
New Jersey 14
Delaware 3

More Biotechnology Rankings in District of Columbia

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 2 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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