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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$25,588 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,354 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, biological and biomedical sciences was ranked 7th in Maryland. In fact, 1,138 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maryland to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for biological and biomedical sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in Maryland for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMGC are $9,342 a year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

#2

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mount St Mary’s University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in Maryland. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Mount are $13,676 per year.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Mount St Mary’s University

Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMBC are $14,814 per year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMCP are $16,995 a year.

UMCP not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Johns Hopkins did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,741
Pennsylvania 1,335
New Jersey 595
District of Columbia 738
Delaware 138

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

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
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 1,922
Biotechnology 1,567
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 1,509
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 1,244
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 1,241
Pharmacology & Toxicology 825
Genetics 717
Zoology 489
Botany/Plant Biology 371
Molecular Medicine 83

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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