2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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” 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 975 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 60 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,322 for Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students per year to attend BYU.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 60 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for bachelor’s degree biotech students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree biotech students list, South Dakota State has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,252 for bachelor’s degree biotech students per year to attend South Dakota State.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biotechnology at South Dakota State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Utah Valley University is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree biotech students list, UVU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UVU is $9,159 for Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. River Falls, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
UW - River Falls not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,748 for bachelor’s degree biotech students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls.
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%.
Worcester State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
Worcester State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Worcester State University is $19,492 for bachelor’s degree biotech students.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 6 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $16,221 for Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 74 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,838 for bachelor’s degree biotech students per year to attend University of Houston.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is located in Mayaguez, and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for UPR Mayaguez is $10,766 for Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
California State University - San Marcos landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. San Marcos, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUSM, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - San Marcos is $13,399 for bachelor’s degree biotech students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biotechnology at California State University - San Marcos
University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a medium-sized school located in Pembroke, North Carolina that handed out 2 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNC Pembroke is $10,228 for Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon is a small school located in Bayamon, that handed out 10 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,814 for bachelor’s degree biotech students per year to attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon Biotechnology Report
Ferris State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ferris State University is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $12,889 for Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Cal Poly Pomona also took the #9 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,734 for bachelor’s degree biotech students per year to attend Cal Poly Pomona.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Arecibo, , this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is $8,003 for bachelor’s degree biotech students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biotechnology at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo
With a ranking of #16, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students per year to attend University of Central Florida.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $14,040 for Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students per year to attend UNOMAHA.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mercedita, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,702 for Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students per year to attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Biotechnology Report
Salem State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Salem State is a medium-sized public school situated in Salem, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,399 for bachelor’s degree biotech students per year to attend Salem State.
University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. University of Houston - Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend UH Downtown is $6,848 for bachelor’s degree biotech students.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 13 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is $19,855 for bachelor’s degree biotech students.
Full East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Biotechnology Report
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is a small public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 15 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree biotech students list, ESF has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,737 for bachelor’s degree biotech students per year to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. 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.
The yearly cost to attend KU is $18,918 for bachelor’s degree biotech students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Ponce, . It awarded 13 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is $9,304 for bachelor’s degree biotech students.
Read full report on Biotechnology at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree biotech students list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,654 for Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students per year to attend Rutgers New Brunswick.
The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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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%.
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- *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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