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2024 Best Biotechnology Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges in Illinois
95 Biotech Degrees Awarded
A degree in biotechnology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #242 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Biotechnology Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 95 degrees in biotechnology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Biotechnology School

Best Biotechnology Schools in Illinois Your choice of biotechnology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biotechnology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Biotechnology Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Biotech
Master's Degrees in Biotech

The biotech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Biotechnology Schools in Illinois. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Biotechnology in Illinois

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the biotech degree levels they offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Biotech

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
35 Biotech Degrees Awarded

Northwestern University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in biotechnology. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 35 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in biotechnology from Northwestern University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL

Any student who is interested in biotechnology needs to look into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in biotechnology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
9.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in biotechnology needs to look into University of Illinois at Chicago. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 6th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 21 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in biotechnology from University of Illinois at Chicago

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL

It's hard to beat Roosevelt University if you want to pursue a degree in biotechnology. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 38th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 11 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in biotechnology from Roosevelt University

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in biotechnology needs to take a look at Eastern Illinois University. EIU is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Charleston. This university ranks 51st out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 2 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at EIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Biotechnology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Biotechnology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 18
Michigan 915 8
Indiana 737 48
Wisconsin 672 30

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