2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools
Finding the Best Biotechnology School for You
Biotechnology is the #112 most popular major in the country with 1,567 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Biotechnology Schools ranking. This report analyzed 103 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biotechnology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biotech majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular Biotechnology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in the United States for biotechnology students. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools list. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Schools list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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The excellent programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in the United States. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of San Francisco ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Schools list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biotechnology programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Northwestern University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Schools list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Harvard University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biotechnology Schools ranking. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biotechnology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
University of California - Irvine ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Schools list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.
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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biotechnology Schools ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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With a ranking of #13, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biotechnology students. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
California State University - Channel Islands landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biotechnology programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biotechnology Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Biotechnology Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Rush University | Chicago, IL |
| 17 | California State University - San Marcos | San Marcos, CA |
| 18 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 19 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA |
| 19 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ |
Biotechnology by Region
View the Most Popular Biotechnology Schools for a specific region near you.
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Biotechnology Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the area of study, biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Biotech
| 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 26 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.
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