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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$21,612 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biotechnology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, biotechnology was ranked #112 in the country. In fact 1,567 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biotech majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for biotechnology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#3

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Mount St Mary’s University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biotechnology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Biotechnology at Mount St Mary’s University Report

#4

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of the Sciences is a great place for biotechnology students working on their graduate certificate. USciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#4

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Rochester is a great place for biotechnology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Biotechnology at University of Rochester Report

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biotechnology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

Explore the best biotechnology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 79
Pennsylvania 82
Maryland 543
New Jersey 14
District of Columbia 39
Delaware 3

Biotechnology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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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