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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in the Far Western US Region

9 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$37,561 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Biotechnology is the 174th most popular major in the country with 3,911 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, biotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,907 and had an average of $20,555 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 391 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,161 and $16,683 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 185 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in biotechnology. That schools that top this list have a program in biotechnology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree biotech students.

Top 9 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in the Far Western US Region

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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #1 spot on the list. Cal Poly Pomona is a large public school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 60 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Cal Poly Pomona

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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Marcos landed the #2 spot on the list. CSUSM is a fairly large school located in San Marcos, California that handed out 36 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at CSUSM

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - Davis Biotechnology Report

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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 University of Hawaii at Manoa

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Far Western US Region. University of Nevada - Reno is a large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 12 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at UNR

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Oregon State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biotechnology at Oregon State

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Cruz, California, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Biotechnology at University of California - Santa Cruz

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Simpson University
Redding, California

Simpson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Redding, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Biotechnology at Simpson U

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Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, Hawaii

Hawaii Pacific University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 more about Biotechnology at Hawaii Pacific University

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