by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 3,911 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,022 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 196 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered a degree in biotechnology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in biotechnology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s biotech 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 0.6% 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%.
Read full report on Biotechnology at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rochester Institute of Technology is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
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 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Peter’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Saint Peter’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biotechnology at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #6, Elizabethtown College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Etown is a small school located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biotechnology at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Marywood University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Marywood is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Upstate Medical University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Upstate Medical University is a small public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 2 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Syracuse University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 23 bachelors’s biotech 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
York College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. York College is a medium-sized public school situated in Jamaica, New York. It awarded 4 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
William Paterson University of New Jersey ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Wayne, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students 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.
Read full report on Biotechnology at William Paterson University of New Jersey
With a ranking of #13, University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County Biotechnology Report
With a ranking of #14, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 32 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on Biotechnology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick
With a ranking of #15, University of Delaware did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
The City College of New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. CCNY is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 8 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #17, University at Buffalo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech 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 15 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
New York Institute of Technology landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Old Westbury, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #19, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biotechnology at Thomas Jefferson University
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Stevenson University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Stevenson is a small school located in Stevenson, Maryland that handed out 0 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wilmington University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in New Castle, Delaware, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
Cabrini University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Radnor, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
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