by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,156 people earned their degree in bioinformatics, making the major the 397th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 264 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 28 colleges that offer a degree in bioinformatics. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in bioinformatics.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bioinformatics students.
Out of the 28 schools in the Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York City College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. New York City College of Technology is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 47 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 35 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Bioinformatics at Columbia University in the City of New York
Out of the 28 schools in the Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified ’s bioinformatics students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 28 schools in the Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 23 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 18 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Bioinformatics Report
Georgetown University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified ’s bioinformatics students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 ranking of #7, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
With a ranking of #8, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 ’s 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Rochester Institute of Technology Bioinformatics Report
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s bioinformatics degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #10, University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMBC is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 9 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Bioinformatics at University of Maryland - Baltimore County
University at Buffalo ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Delaware landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UD is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Hood College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Hood College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Frederick, Maryland. It awarded 5 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Morgan State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. Morgan State University is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Bioinformatics Report
Temple University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Temple University is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 ’s 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 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rowan University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 3 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
University of the Sciences came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of the Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Juniata College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s bioinformatics students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 85%.
New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’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%.
Full New Jersey Institute of Technology Bioinformatics Report
Johns Hopkins University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Johns Hopkins University is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 2 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
With a ranking of #22, Saint Vincent College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Saint Vincent is a small school located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 ’s bioinformatics degrees 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 #22, St. Bonaventure University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Saint Bonaventure, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s bioinformatics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Montgomery College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Rockville, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s bioinformatics students in 2020-2021.
Canisius College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s bioinformatics degrees to 0 students 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%.
SUNY Old Westbury landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Old Westbury, New York, and it awarded 0 ’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%.
With a ranking of #24, Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mahwah, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s bioinformatics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioinformatics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hoboken, New Jersey. It awarded 0 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read full report on Bioinformatics at Stevens Institute of Technology
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