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2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate School for You

General Biology is the #33 most popular major in the country with 8,920 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Biology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Saint Joseph the most popular school in the New England Region for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 20% are male.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, biology graduates from USJ carry an average student debt load of $24,908.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Of the 3 students majoring in biology at UCONN, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

About 33% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 67% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

Women make up 50% of the biology majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great place for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

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Best General Biology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 457
Connecticut 113
Rhode Island 2
New Hampshire 21
Maine 8
Vermont 10

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 1,922

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).

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