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.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of biotechnology. Combined, these schools handed out 117 degrees in biotechnology to qualified students.
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.
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 Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.
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's difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in biotechnology. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 37 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Temple University if you want to pursue a degree in biotechnology. Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, biotech degree recipients generally make around $57,258 in the first five years of their career.
Duquesne University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in biotechnology. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 14th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 6 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in biotechnology needs to look into East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of East Stroudsburg. This university ranks 66th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 8 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at East Stroudsburg University in the most recent year we have data available.
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.
