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2023 Most Popular Online Biotechnology Schools

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$52,907 Avg Salary
$20,555 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Biotechnology Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biotech majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the most popular school for biotechnology students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent online programs at University of Maryland Global Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in the United States. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

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#4

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

The excellent online programs at Mount St Mary’s University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in the United States. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Emmitsburg.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Biotechnology Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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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 5 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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