Biotechnology is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #174 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of biotechnology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 615 degrees in biotechnology annually.
Your choice of biotechnology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Biotechnology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Biotechnology Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of biotech degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in biotechnology has to look into Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were approximately 428 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the biotechnology program at Johns Hopkins University make $25,875 above the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It's difficult to beat University of Maryland - Baltimore County if you want to pursue a degree in biotechnology. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 16 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent data year.
Mount St Mary's University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in biotechnology. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Emmitsburg. This university ranks 20th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 9 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at The Mount in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of biotechnology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Biotechnology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
