2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in New Jersey

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in biotechnology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #168 out of 338 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 33 bachelor's degrees in biotechnology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Biotechnology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The biotech bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in New Jersey ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of biotechnology students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Biotechnology Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for biotechnology.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biotechnology in New Jersey

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in biotechnology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Biotech Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

29 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

$25,000 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in biotechnology needs to check out Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in biotechnology in New Jersey.

There were approximately 29 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in biotechnology from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at William Paterson University of New Jersey if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in biotechnology. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public university located in the large suburb of Wayne. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in biotechnology in New Jersey.

There were approximately 4 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in biotechnology from William Paterson University of New Jersey

3

Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, NJ

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Saint Peter's University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in biotechnology. Located in the large city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in biotechnology from Saint Peter’s University

Best Biotechnology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	267	103
Pennsylvania	266	22
Maryland	197	0
Delaware	125	3

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Biotechnology Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Biotech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	2,410
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	284
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	136
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	130
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	59
Genetics	41
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	31
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	8
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	6
Zoology	1

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center. More about our data sources and methodologies.