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2023 Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$29,200 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best General Biology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general biology was ranked #33 in the country. In fact 8,920 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 General Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 83 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 General Biology program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general biology students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Scranton, Geisinger Commonwealth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general biology programs. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general biology programs. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#9

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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#10

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, NY

With a ranking of #10, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#11

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #11, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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With a ranking of #12, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
14 Rockefeller University New York, NY
15 LIU Post Brookville, NY
15 Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA

Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 884
Pennsylvania 467
Maryland 129
New Jersey 346
District of Columbia 39
Delaware 27

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

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 25 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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