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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

4 Colleges
$21,612 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biotechnology Graduate Certificate School for You

Biotechnology is the #14 most popular major in Maryland with 543 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maryland 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 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 Maryland for biotechnology students working on their graduate certificate. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

Of the 6 students majoring in biotech at UMGC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Biotechnology at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

Out of the 4 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

Of the 3 students majoring in biotech at UMBC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Biotechnology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

#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 Maryland. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg.

Full Biotechnology at Mount St Mary’s University Report

#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for biotechnology students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Johns Hopkins University

Best Biotechnology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biotechnology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 4 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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