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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

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$65,980 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biotechnology Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biotechnology program at each school on the list.

Check out the biotech master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

About 60% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 40% are male.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Johns Hopkins University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland Global Campus is a great place for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

About 58% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 42% are male.

Full Biotechnology at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

#3

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

The in-demand master’s degree 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.

Women make up 63% of the biotech majors at the school.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Mount St Mary’s University

Best Biotechnology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biotechnology Schools 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 3 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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