2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in Maryland

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in biotechnology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biotechnology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The biotech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland”.

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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland Global Campus

Adelphi, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$12,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$66,401 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland list. University of Maryland Global Campus is a public institution located in Adelphi, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 137 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMGC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMGC are $12,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMGC Biotechnology Report

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$75,518 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 421 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Johns Hopkins University 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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