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

6 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$14,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 84 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 76 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in biotechnology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biotechnology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $12,544 for plains states region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at North Dakota State University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State Mankato is $11,781 for plains states region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Minnesota State Mankato

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNOMAHA is $11,460 for plains states region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Biotechnology at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State University is $16,273 for plains states region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State Biotechnology Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k list, KU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,380 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend KU.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Biotechnology at KU

#6

Grand View University

Des Moines, Iowa
#6 in overall quality

Grand View University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Grand View University is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 5 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Grand View University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grand View University is $19,245 for plains states region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Biotechnology at Grand View University

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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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