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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$21,612 Avg Student Debt

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biotechnology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for biotechnology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in biotech at Purdue, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Our analysis found Ball State University to be the most popular school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in biotech at Ball State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Biotechnology at Ball State University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biotechnology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Biotechnology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biotechnology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biotechnology schools in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full Biotechnology at University of Chicago Report

Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

Explore the best biotechnology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3
Illinois 94
Indiana 13
Wisconsin 26

One of 14 majors within the area of study, biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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