by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 4,245 people earned their degree in biotechnology, making the major the 242nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 126 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,612 and $39,317 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2021-2022.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biotechnology at Brigham Young University - Provo
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