2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Biotechnology is the 242nd most popular major in the country with 3,585 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 123 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biotechnology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biotechnology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree biotech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UPenn Biotechnology Report

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

Full Temple University Biotechnology Report

#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duquesne, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $48-$75k)

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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