by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Biotechnology is the 174th most popular major in the country with 3,911 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, biotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,907 and had an average of $20,555 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,022 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,205 and $27,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 61 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 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.
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, SUNY Schenectady County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. SUNY Schenectady is a small school located in Schenectady, New York that handed out 3 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SUNY Schenectady County 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, Erie Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Erie Community College is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
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. Borough of Manhattan Community College is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. Located in Edison, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
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, Queensborough Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Bayside, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Montgomery County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Kingsborough Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 5 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biotechnology at Kingsborough Community College
Community College of Allegheny County did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. CCAC is a fairly large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Northampton County Area Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biotechnology at Northampton County Area Community College
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. Located in Bronx, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
Hudson Valley Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hudson Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 0 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biotechnology at Hudson Valley Community College
Raritan 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. RVCC is a medium-sized school located in Branchburg, New Jersey that handed out 0 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biotechnology at Raritan Valley Community College
Rowan College at Burlington County 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. This medium-sized school is located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, and it awarded 0 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Niagara County Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Sanborn, New York, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
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