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Most Popular General Biology Schools in New Jersey

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2023 Most Popular General Biology Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best General Biology 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New Jersey to see which programs were the most popular 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 New Jersey for general biology students. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in New Jersey list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - Camden. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great place for general biology students. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general biology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Georgian Court University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology 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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Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general biology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school 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 Schools 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 12 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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