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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Biotech Major

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Biotechnology is the 242nd most popular major in the country with 3,911 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,022 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major” ranking analyzed 99 colleges that offered a degree in biotechnology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biotechnology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire at Manchester. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major. UNH Manchester is a public institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Biotechnology at University of New Hampshire at Manchester

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. Located in Barranquitas, , this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biotechnology at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Guayama. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major. Guayama, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biotechnology at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Guayama

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is a small school located in Arecibo, that handed out 18 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biotechnology at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major. This small school is located in Arecibo, , and it awarded 4 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Biotechnology at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo

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SUNY Cobleskill
Cobleskill, New York

SUNY Cobleskill came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school situated in Cobleskill, New York. It awarded 16 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Biotechnology at SUNY Cobleskill

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With a ranking of #7, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major 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 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Biotechnology at ESF

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. Rapid City, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon is located in Bayamon, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 more about Biotechnology at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon

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Endicott College
Beverly, Massachusetts

Endicott College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. Endicott College is a small school located in Beverly, Massachusetts that handed out 21 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Endicott

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Central Baptist College
Conway, Arkansas

Central Baptist College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Biotechnology at CBC

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Worcester State University
Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biotechnology at Worcester State University

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University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. Located in Mayaguez, , this fairly large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Biotechnology at UPR Mayaguez

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With a ranking of #14, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biotechnology at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking, coming in at #15. Pomona, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Biotechnology Report

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California State University - San Marcos came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. California State University - San Marcos is located in San Marcos, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biotechnology at CSUSM

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Universidad del Este
Carolina, <nil>

With a ranking of #17, Universidad del Este did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. Universidad del Este is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Carolina, . It awarded 13 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Universidad del Este

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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Aguadilla, . It awarded 5 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla

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Grand View University
Des Moines, Iowa

Grand View University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 4 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Biotechnology at Grand View University

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Rivier University
Nashua, New Hampshire

Rivier University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. This small school is located in Nashua, New Hampshire, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biotechnology at Rivier University

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #21, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 71 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UH Biotechnology Report

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With a ranking of #22, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 more about Biotechnology at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking, coming in at #23. RIT is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 24 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at RIT

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

With a ranking of #24, James Madison University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major list. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Biotechnology at JMU

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Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, New Jersey

Saint Peter’s University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major ranking. Saint Peter’s University is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

Full Saint Peter’s College Biotechnology Report

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