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2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$39,544 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,258 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biotechnology 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 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 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.

2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Biotechnology

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA
$17,378 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Temple University to be the best value school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Temple undergraduate students pay an average of $17,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Temple University

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

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 large city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #2 for overall quality for biotech in Pennsylvania.

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#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA
$43,526 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duquesne are $43,526 per year.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Duquesne University

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
New York 79
Maryland 543
New Jersey 14
District of Columbia 39
Delaware 3

More Biotechnology Rankings in Pennsylvania

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 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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