by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,911 people earned their degree in biotechnology, making the major the 174th most popular in the United States. 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 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 looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biotechnology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biotechnology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree biotech students.
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 a small school located in Cobleskill, New York that handed out 16 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #2 spot on the list. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Biotechnology Report
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 24 students 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biotechnology at Rochester Institute of Technology
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. This small school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s biotech 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. This medium-sized school is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biotechnology at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students 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 89%.
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology came in at #7 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 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biotechnology at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Marywood 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 #8. Marywood University 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 ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Upstate Medical University is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Syracuse University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
York College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Jamaica, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 4 students 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 landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. William Paterson University of New Jersey is a public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees 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 more about Biotechnology at William Paterson University
University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMBC 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.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick 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 #14. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Delaware ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students 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%.
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 a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
New York Institute of Technology 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 #18. Located in Old Westbury, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biotechnology at New York Institute of Technology
Thomas Jefferson University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biotech students 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 full report on Biotechnology at Thomas Jefferson University
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 awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Stevenson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stevenson is located in Stevenson, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
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. Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Castle, Delaware. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
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