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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the New England Region

10 Colleges
$65,454 Avg Salary
$23,680 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biotechnology School for You

Biotechnology is the #112 most popular major in the country with 1,567 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 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 New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biotechnology Colleges.

Our analysis found Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network to be the most popular school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the New England Region list. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Framingham State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Worcester State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biotechnology programs. Worcester State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #9, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biotechnology students. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biotechnology programs. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

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Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

Explore the best biotechnology schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 185
Rhode Island 15
New Hampshire 0

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 10 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.

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