Biotechnology isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #174 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biotechnology Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 degrees in biotechnology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The biotech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biotechnology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biotechnology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The biotech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Biotechnology Schools in New Jersey.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the biotech degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you wish to pursue a degree in biotechnology. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were about 32 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the biotech program report average early career income of $54,508.
William Paterson University of New Jersey is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in biotechnology. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 13 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in biotechnology has to check out Kean University. Kean is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Union. This university ranks 22nd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 7 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent data year.
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).
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The biotech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biotechnology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biotechnology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
