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Biotechnology at Ferris State University

If you are interested in studying biotechnology, you may want to check out the program at Ferris State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,124 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ferris State University in 2021, 5 of them were biotechnology majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biotechnology section at the bottom of this page.

Ferris Biotechnology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech

Ferris Biotechnology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biotech programs across the country. The following shows how Ferris performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biotech major at Ferris is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biotechnology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
88
Most Popular Biotechnology Schools 115

Biotech Student Demographics at Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biotech from Ferris. About 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Ferris since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biotech at Ferris are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a bachelor's in biotech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Ferris also has a doctoral program available in biotech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Natural Sciences Managers 1,570 $113,840
Biological Science Professors 1,240 $91,770
Biological Scientists 450 $75,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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