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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Biotechnology is the 242nd most popular major in the country with 4,245 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,113 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,642 and $15,171 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biotechnology. That schools that top this list have a program in biotechnology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree biotech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Schenectady County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Schenectady is a small public school situated in Schenectady, New York. It awarded 0 associates’s biotech degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Erie Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Erie Community College is a medium-sized school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 3 associates’s biotech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 11 associates’s biotech degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Borough of Manhattan Community College Biotechnology Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex County College landed the #4 spot on the list. Middlesex County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Edison, New Jersey. It awarded 4 associates’s biotech degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queensborough Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Bayside, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s biotech students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Montgomery County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s biotech students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Biotechnology at Montgomery County Community College
Kingsborough Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biotech degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Community College of Allegheny County landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 associates’s biotech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northampton County Area Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s biotech students in 2021-2022.
Full Northampton County Area Community College Biotechnology Report
Bronx Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 1 associates’s biotech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #11, Rowan College at Burlington County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s biotech students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Rowan College at Burlington County Biotechnology Report
Raritan Valley Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Branchburg, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biotech degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biotechnology at Raritan Valley Community College
Hudson Valley Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. HVCC is a public institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biotechnology at Hudson Valley Community College
Niagara County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Sanborn, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biotech degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Biotechnology at Niagara County Community College
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