by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” 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 Plains States region, there were 78 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biotechnology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in biotechnology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and it awarded 2 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Rochester, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biotechnology at Rochester Community and Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Butler CC is a medium-sized public school situated in El Dorado, Kansas. It awarded 0 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
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