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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in Massachusetts

8 Colleges
$65,454 Avg Salary
$24,446 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biotechnology School for You

With 185 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biotechnology is the #73 most popular major in Massachusetts.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Massachusetts to see which 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the most popular school in Massachusetts for biotechnology students. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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 Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in Massachusetts. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

The excellent programs at Framingham State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in Massachusetts. Located in the small city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public college with a small student population.

Full Biotechnology at Framingham State University Report

#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

With a ranking of #6, Brandeis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biotechnology students. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Biotechnology at Brandeis University Report

#7

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Worcester State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in Massachusetts list. Worcester State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

Full Biotechnology at Tufts University Report

Best Biotechnology Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island 15
New Hampshire 0

One of 14 majors within the area of study, biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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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