2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in New York

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,585 people earned their degree in biotechnology, making the major the 242nd most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 210 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in biotechnology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biotechnology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 biotechnology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New York.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in New York

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

#3 in overall quality

$26,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New York list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 5 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

Read more about Biotechnology at University at Buffalo

#2

St John's University - New York

Queens, New York

#4 in overall quality

$30,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, St John’s University - New York landed the #2 spot on the list. St John’s University - New York is located in Queens, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

STJ also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St John’s University - New York are $30,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biotechnology at St John’s University - New York

#3

New York University

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

Full NYU Biotechnology Report

#4

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Columbia Biotechnology 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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