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2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
101 Degrees Awarded
$35,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Molecular Biology is the 366th most popular major in the country with 1,424 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 353 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 101 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in molecular biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great molecular biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the molecular biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree molecular biology students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 29 degrees to qualified masters’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Princeton, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 8 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State University are $18,972.

Read more about Molecular Biology at Montclair State

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s molecular biology degrees to qualified students.

UMBC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Molecular Biology at UMBC

#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s molecular biology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Lehigh also made our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lehigh University Molecular Biology Report

#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 17 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Molecular Biology at Johns Hopkins University

#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

Cornell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s molecular biology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Molecular Biology at Cornell University

#7

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

George Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 25 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Molecular Biology at George Washington University

#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Drexel University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s molecular biology degrees to qualified students.

Drexel also took the #5 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Molecular Biology at Drexel University

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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.

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