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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
179 Degrees Awarded
$39,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Biotechnology is the 171st most popular major in the country with 3,585 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, biotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,092 and had an average of $32,815 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 358 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,600 and $32,103 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 179 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in biotechnology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biotechnology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biotechnology 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 Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

Harvard also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brown University Biotechnology Report

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston University Biotechnology Report

#4

Worcester State University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Worcester State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester State University are $5,796, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Brandeis is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 13 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brandeis Biotechnology Report

#6

Framingham State University

Framingham, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Framingham State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

Framingham State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Framingham State University are $17,280, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Framingham State University

#7

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. WPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040.

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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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