2024 Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Biotechnology is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #165 out of the 363 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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 43 bachelor's degrees in biotechnology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to biotechnology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other biotechnology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt biotechnology students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biotechnology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for biotechnology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Biotechnology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biotechnology in New Jersey

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in biotechnology.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Bachelor's in Biotech

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

32 Annual Graduates

$54,508 Median Starting Salary

$26,686 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in biotechnology has to take a look at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the city of New Brunswick.

After graduation, biotech bachelor's recipients typically earn about $54,508 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in biotechnology from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ

6 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat William Paterson University of New Jersey if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in biotechnology. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Wayne.More information about a bachelor’s in biotechnology from William Paterson University of New Jersey

Best Biotechnology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Biotechnology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	109
Pennsylvania	274	20
Maryland	207	10
Delaware	130	14

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Biotechnology Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Biotech Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Biotechnology	43

Majors Similar to Biotech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	2,569
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	268
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	143
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	102
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	89
Genetics	60
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	20
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	13
Zoology	4
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	2

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center. More about our data sources and methodologies.