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2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$37,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Molecular Biology is the 366th most popular major in the country with 1,424 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 353 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in molecular biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great molecular biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the molecular biology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.

Lehigh not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130.

Read full report on Molecular Biology at Lehigh

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #3 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell Molecular Biology Report

#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Stony Brook, New York, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Molecular Biology at SUNY Stony Brook

#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. South Orange, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s molecular biology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seton Hall, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall are $25,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Molecular Biology at Seton Hall University

#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s molecular biology degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Molecular Biology at Johns Hopkins University

#5

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #5 spot on the list. Princeton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Princeton, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree molecular biology students list, Princeton has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470.

Full Princeton Molecular Biology Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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