by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,911 people earned their degree in biotechnology, making the major the 242nd most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 196 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major” ranking, we looked at 54 colleges that offer a degree in biotechnology. That schools that top this list have a program in biotechnology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree biotech students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Humacao Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major. Humacao Community College is a small school located in Humacao, that handed out 4 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 54 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Roxbury Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Roxbury Community College is a small public school situated in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Tennessee Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biotech degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major. Located in South Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 54 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, EDP University - San Juan landed the #5 spot on the list. EDP University - San Juan is located in San Juan, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Schenectady County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. Schenectady, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biotech degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Bunker Hill Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. Bunker Hill Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Central State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. This small school is located in Mansfield, Ohio, and it awarded 3 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. This small school is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and it awarded 2 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Holyoke Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. Holyoke Community College is a small school located in Holyoke, Massachusetts that handed out 4 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Erie Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. Erie Community College is a medium-sized school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 8 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulsa Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. Tulsa Community College is a public institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pitt Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Winterville, North Carolina. It awarded 10 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Alamance Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. This small school is located in Graham, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Quinsigamond Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 5 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Borough of Manhattan Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 17 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern State Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. This small school is located in Hillsboro, Ohio, and it awarded 1 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biotechnology at Southern State Community College
With a ranking of #18, Middlesex County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. Middlesex County College is a medium-sized school located in Edison, New Jersey that handed out 6 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Mount Wachusett Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking, coming in at #19. MWCC is a small public school situated in Gardner, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Queensborough Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking, coming in at #20. Queensborough Community College is a public institution located in Bayside, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biotechnology at Queensborough Community College
With a ranking of #21, Capital Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. Capital Community College is a small public school situated in Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 1 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Montgomery County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking, coming in at #22. Montco is a medium-sized school located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Forsyth Technical Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. Forsyth Technical Community College is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 7 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Middlesex Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Middletown, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
Cleveland Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. Cleveland Community College is a small public school situated in Shelby, North Carolina. It awarded 2 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biotechnology at Cleveland Community College
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