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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

28 Colleges
$57,205 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biotechnology 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#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 degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Maryland Global Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for biotechnology students. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

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

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Out of the 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biotechnology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Harrisburg University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biotechnology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Harrisburg.

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#8

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Mount St Mary’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biotechnology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Kean University

Union, NJ

With a ranking of #10, Kean University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biotechnology students. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Union.

Full Biotechnology at Kean University Report

Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

Explore the best biotechnology colleges 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 28 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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