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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Biotechnology is the 171st most popular major in the country with 3,585 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 84 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $19,810 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 76 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in biotechnology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biotechnology programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

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 #1 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 10 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree biotech students with aid list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University is $16,584 for plains states region bachelor’s degree biotech students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at North Dakota State University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 6 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato is $16,221 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Minnesota State Mankato

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. UNOMAHA is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 20 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $14,040 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students with aid per year to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Full UNOMAHA Biotechnology Report

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $19,252 for plains states region bachelor’s degree biotech students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State Biotechnology Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $18,918 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students with aid per year to attend University of Kansas.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Biotechnology at University of Kansas

#6

Grand View University

Des Moines, Iowa
#6 in overall quality

Grand View University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

Grand View University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $19,826 for plains states region bachelor’s degree biotech students with aid per year to attend Grand View University.

Read more about Biotechnology at Grand View University

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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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