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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$22,734 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,354 Avg Salary

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

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 1,335 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the biological and biomedical sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Bloomsburg is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bloomsburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bloomsburg are $11,871 per year.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $18,278 per year.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

Villanova also took the #4 spot in our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Pitt graduate students pay an average of $25,248 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,741
Maryland 1,138
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

Majors Similar to Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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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