2025 Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Ranked #60 in popularity, cell/cellular & molecular biology is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for cell/cellular & molecular biology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 90 doctor's degrees in cell/cellular & molecular biology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on cell/cellular & molecular biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other cell/cellular & molecular biology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized cell/cellular & molecular biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for cell/cellular & molecular biology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in cell/cellular & molecular biology.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in cell/cellular & molecular biology needs to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in cell/cellular & molecular biology from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in cell/cellular & molecular biology. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in cell/cellular & molecular biology from University of Pennsylvania

Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best cell/cellular & molecular biology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	14
Pennsylvania	311	53
Maryland	190	0
New Jersey	165	3
District of Columbia	143	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology

One of 6 majors within the Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences area of study, Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology	51
Anatomy	17
Cell Biology & Anatomy	16
Other Cell/Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences	6
Developmental Biology & Embryology	2

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 Kelvin Song. More about our data sources and methodologies.