by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Biotechnology is the 242nd most popular major in the country with 3,911 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 78 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in biotechnology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular biotechnology programs in the United States.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. SD Mines is a small public school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 13 bachelors’s biotech degrees 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 more about Biotechnology at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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 #5 for the Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Biotechnology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biotechnology at Minnesota State Mankato
Grand View University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. 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.
Saint Cloud State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 ranking of #8, Missouri Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biotechnology at Missouri Baptist University
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
