2025 Best Biology Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Biology Studies is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #13 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide 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 biology studies students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 430 associate degrees in biology studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

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 biology studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other biology studies students want to attend this school to pursue a associate 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 biology studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for biology studies students working on their associate 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 Biology Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Biology Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in biology studies.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Biological Sciences

1

Union County College
Cranford, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Union County College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in biology studies. Union County College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Cranford.More information about a associate in biology studies from Union County College

2

Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

71 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in biology studies needs to check out Kingsborough Community College. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in biology studies from Kingsborough Community College

Best Biology Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best biology studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	239
Pennsylvania	379	121
New Jersey	249	97
Maryland	221	24
Delaware	96	23

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biological Sciences

Biology Studies is one of 1 different types of General Biology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biomedical Sciences	94

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.