2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Biotechnology Graduate Certificate 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.
The Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biotech majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular school in the United States for biotechnology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in biotech at NC State, 56% are male and 44% are female.
After completing their Graduate Certificate, biotech graduates from NC State carry an average student debt load of $21,350.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biotechnology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 53% of the biotech majors at the school.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biotechnology schools in the United States. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
Of the 13 students majoring in biotech at UAB, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 67% of the biotech majors at the school.
On average, biotech graduates from CSULB take out $18,477 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 56% of the biotech majors at the school.
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University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools list. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.
About 83% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 17% are male.
Kansas State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate biotechnology programs. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in biotech at K -State, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Ball State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 40% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 60% are male.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.
About 67% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 33% are male.
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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 |
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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 29 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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