by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Bioinformatics is the 397th most popular major in the country with 1,156 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 264 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in bioinformatics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in bioinformatics.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree bioinformatics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York City College of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bioinformatics students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bioinformatics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 9 bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Vincent College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Bonaventure University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. St. Bonaventure is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Bonaventure, New York. It awarded 1 bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 6 bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Bioinformatics at Rochester Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #7, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bioinformatics students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Bioinformatics at New Jersey Institute of Technology
Rowan University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University at Buffalo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Stevens is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 0 bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #11, SUNY Old Westbury did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Old Westbury, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Canisius College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. This medium-sized school is located in Mahwah, New Jersey, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Bioinformatics at Ramapo College of New Jersey
Juniata College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Juniata is a small school located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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