2025 Best Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
4Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
214Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #336 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for biochemistry & molecular biology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 214 degrees in biochemistry & molecular biology annually.
Choosing a Great Biochemistry & Molecular Biology School
The biochemistry and molecular biology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology rankings. For our Best Overall Biochemistry & Molecular Biology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rankings by Degree Level
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Best Schools for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region
The schools below may not offer all types of biochemistry and molecular biology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biochemistry & molecular biology. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 20 biochemistry & molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.
New York University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biochemistry & molecular biology. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 24 biochemistry & molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
59Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat University of Maryland - Baltimore County if you wish to pursue a degree in biochemistry & molecular biology. UMBC is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Baltimore. This university ranks 6th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 59 biochemistry & molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent data year.
Dickinson College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biochemistry & molecular biology. Dickinson is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Carlisle. This college ranks 21st out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 29 biochemistry & molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at Dickinson in the most recent data year.
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).
The biochemistry and molecular biology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology rankings. For our Best Overall Biochemistry & Molecular Biology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
