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Biotechnology at University of Rhode Island

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. In addition, we cover how URI ranks in comparison to other schools with biotech programs.

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• Available Degrees
• Rankings
• Student Demographics

 

Biotechnology Degrees Available at URI

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech

URI Biotech Rankings

The bachelor's program at URI was ranked #38 on College Factual's Best Schools for biotech list. It is also ranked #2 in Rhode Island.

Ranking Type	Rank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Biotechnology Graduates	14
Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $0-$30k)	27
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k)	28
Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	30
Highest Paid Biotechnology Graduates	31
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $48-$75k)	34
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology	34
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $75-$110k)	36
Best Biotechnology Schools	38
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (With Aid)	41
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income Over $110k)	43
Best Value Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k)	52
Best Biotechnology Colleges for Veterans	53
Best Value Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $0-$30k)	53
Best Value Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $75-$110k)	60
Best Value Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $48-$75k)	61
Best Value Colleges for Biotechnology (Income Over $110k)	62
Best Value Colleges for Biotechnology	63
Best Value Colleges for Biotechnology (With Aid)	69

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Rhode Island handed out 12 bachelor's degrees in biotechnology. This is an increase of 50% over the previous year when 8 degrees were handed out.

Biotech Student Diversity at URI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at University of Rhode Island.

URI Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

The biotech program at URI awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women.

The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at URI are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 58% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island with a bachelor's in biotech.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.