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Biotechnology Schools in Maryland

Maryland contains eleven schools that offer biotechnology programs. Johns Hopkins University, the highest-ranking biotechnology school in MD, has a total student population of 20,383 and is the 19th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 11 biotechnology schools in Maryland, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Johns Hopkins University comes out as the most expensive ($25,509/yr), with Hagerstown Community College as the lowest recorded at only $5,465/yr.

Biotechnology students from Maryland schools who go on to become biotechnologists, bioengineers, biomedical engineers, biophysicists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 166,860 people working as medical and clinical laboratory technologists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $55,620. Also, Biochemists and biophysicists make on average $88,550 per year and there are about 22,860 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Maryland alone, there are 890 employed biochemists and biophysicists earning an average yearly salary of $83,590. Medical and clinical laboratory technologists in this state earn $61,860/yr and there are 4,450 employed.

Also, within the biotechnology schools in Maryland, the average student population is 3,835 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from biotechnology, there are 2792 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,442 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,052, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Biotechnology Programs in Maryland

Johns Hopkins University

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Certificate, Masters

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Certificate

Stevenson University

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Bachelors

Hagerstown Community College

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Montgomery College

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Frederick Community College

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

Levels offered: Certificate

University of Maryland-University College

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Certificate, Masters

Sojourner-Douglass College

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Bachelors

Cecil College

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Certificate

Medix South

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

Levels offered: Certificate

Maryland Interesting Facts

The United States Naval Academy was founded on October 10, 1845 at Annapolis.
In 1830 the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company built the first railroad station in Baltimore.
During revolutionary times Rockville was known as Hungerford's Tavern the name of its most familiar landmark. One of the first calls to freedom from British rule was heard at the tavern in 1774.
The Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is considered a masterpiece and one of the finest 19th century buildings in the world. The basilica is the first cathedral in the United States. Baltimore represents the first Roman Catholic diocese.
Fort Meade near Laurel became a base because a train engineer delivering soldiers to Meade knew only one Meade, the one in Maryland. He was not aware of Fort Meade, Florida. The confusion happened so often a second base was built in Maryland in an attempt to avoid the confusion.

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