2024 Best Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
7Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
94Biotech Degrees Awarded
$44,290Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, biotechnology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #174 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 94 degrees in biotechnology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of biotechnology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Biotechnology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Biotechnology in the Rocky Mountains Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the biotech degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student who is interested in biotechnology has to take a look at Brigham Young University - Provo. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 35 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.
Montana State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biotechnology. MSU Bozeman is a large public university located in the remote town of Bozeman. This university ranks 1st out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Montana.
There were approximately 11 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Utah Valley University if you want to pursue a degree in biotechnology. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 24 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the biotechnology major at Utah Valley University earn $2,493 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
It's difficult to beat University of Utah if you want to pursue a degree in biotechnology. U of U is a very large public university located in the city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 13 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available.
Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year. After graduating, biotech degree recipients usually earn about $41,797 in their early careers.
U of I is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Moscow. This university ranks 1st out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 2 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at U of I 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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Your choice of biotechnology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Biotechnology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
