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2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$42,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 3,585 people earned their degree in biotechnology, making the major the 171st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,092 and had an average of $32,815 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biotechnology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biotechnology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harvard University Biotechnology Report

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biotechnology at Brown

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biotechnology at Iowa State

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

UAH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAH are $25,386.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Alabama in Huntsville

#5

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tufts University Biotechnology Report

#6

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York
#5 in overall quality

Clarkson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Clarkson University is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

Clarkson also made our “Best Biotechnology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson are $34,232, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Clarkson University Biotechnology Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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