2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k) in Maryland

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biotechnology is the 171st most popular major in the country with 3,585 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, biotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,092 and had an average of $32,815 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 578 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,150 and $39,170 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 564 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in biotechnology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biotechnology programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k) in Maryland

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$75,518 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins University is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 421 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, Maryland

$13,673 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount St Mary’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k. Mount St Mary’s University is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

The Mount also took the #0 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mount St Mary’s University are $13,673.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k)

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

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