2025 Best Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
3Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
126Biotech Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #242 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 126 degrees in biotechnology annually.
The biotech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biotechnology rankings. For our Best Overall Biotechnology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Biotechnology in the Rocky Mountains Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the biotech degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is hard to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you wish to pursue a degree in biotechnology. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.
Utah Valley University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biotechnology. UVU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Orem. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 33 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in biotechnology needs to check out University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. CU Anschutz is a very large public university located in the city of Denver. This university ranks 14th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 23 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available.
One of 0 majors within the Biotechnology area of study, Biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The biotech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biotechnology rankings. For our Best Overall Biotechnology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
