Biotechnology at Minnesota State University - Mankato

Every biotechnology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biotech program at Minnesota State University - Mankato stacks up to those at other schools.

Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and approximately 14,761 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,524 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University - Mankato 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.

Minnesota State Mankato Biotechnology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech

Minnesota State Mankato Biotechnology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biotech programs across the country. The following shows how Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State Mankato 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
	5
Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
	14
Most Popular Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47

Biotech Student Demographics at Minnesota State Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 biotech students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Minnesota State Mankato, 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 Minnesota State Mankato since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biotech at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato with a bachelor's in biotech.

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

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

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• General Biology

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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Mankato.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,490	$125,780
Biological Science Professors	760	$84,240
Biological Scientists	480	$73,770

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By SaiketTewary under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.