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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$9,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 3,585 people earned their degree in biotechnology, making the major the 242nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 225 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biotechnology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biotechnology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. IU Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 14 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University - Bloomington is $6,192 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biotechnology at IU Bloomington

#2

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a medium-sized school located in River Falls, Wisconsin that handed out 6 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW - River Falls is $10,124 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UW - River Falls Biotechnology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is $6,315 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Biotechnology Report

#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

Ferris did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ferris State University is $10,521 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Ferris Biotechnology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kent State University at Kent is $15,374 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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