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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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Finding the Best Biotechnology Master's Degree School for You

With 39 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biotechnology is the #77 most popular major in District of Columbia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which master's degree 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 master's degree.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the most popular school in District of Columbia for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 30 students majoring in biotech at Georgetown, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biotechnology schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in biotech at The American University, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biotechnology schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in biotech at CUA, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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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
Maryland 543
New Jersey 14
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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