2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,585 people earned their degree in biotechnology, making the major the 171st most popular in the United States. 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 New Jersey, there were 59 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biotechnology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biotechnology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $75-$110k) in New Jersey

#1

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, New Jersey

$20,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #1 spot on the list. William Paterson University is a public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

William Paterson University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University of New Jersey are $20,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full William Paterson University of New Jersey Biotechnology Report

#2

Kean University

Union, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$22,318 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Union, New Jersey, and it awarded 13 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

Kean not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean are $22,318, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biotechnology at Kean University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $75-$110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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