Biotechnology is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #174 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for biotechnology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 79 degrees in biotechnology to qualified students.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biotechnology Schools in Utah ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of biotech degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in biotechnology. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo.
Students who receive their degree from the biotech program make around $42,178 in the first couple years of working.
Utah Valley University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in biotechnology. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Students who receive their degree from the biotech program make an average of $52,118 in the first couple years of working.
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).