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2023 Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best General Biology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 346 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

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The Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in New Jersey 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 General Biology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 291 students majoring in biology at Rutgers New Brunswick, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

Women make up 64% of the biology majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - Camden is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in biology at Rutgers Camden, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

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#5

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Seton Hall University is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the biology majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Rutgers University - Newark did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Georgian Court University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best General Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 884
Pennsylvania 467
Maryland 129
District of Columbia 39
Delaware 27

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 11 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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