Biotechnology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study biotechnology, take a look at what North Dakota State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and has a total student population of 12,846. Of the 2,568 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University - Main Campus 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.

North Dakota State University Biotechnology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech

North Dakota State University Biotechnology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biotech progam at North Dakota State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biotech major at North Dakota State University 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
Most Popular Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47

Biotech Student Demographics at North Dakota State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

North Dakota State University Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biotech from North Dakota State University. About 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at North Dakota State University since its program graduates 45% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biotech at North Dakota State University 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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus 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

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

Related Majors

• Genetics
• Zoology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Botany/Plant 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 ND, the home state for North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$115,540
Biological Scientists	170	$70,590
Biological Science Professors	130	$85,720

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 Jlgrabinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.