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2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$13,402 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,508 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biotechnology School for You

In 2020-2021, 14 degrees and certificates were awarded to biotechnology students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #120 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Biotechnology Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Jersey 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Biotechnology

$14,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found William Paterson University of New Jersey to be the best value school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at William Paterson University are $14,208 a year.

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#2

Kean University

Union, NJ
$12,595 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Union.

Kean undergraduate students pay an average of $12,595 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Kean 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
District of Columbia 39
Delaware 3

Biotechnology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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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