Biotechnology at Tufts University

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a biotech school? To help you decide if Tufts University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biotech program.

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and approximately 12,219 students attend the school each year.

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

Tufts Biotechnology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech

Tufts Biotechnology Rankings

The biotech major at Tufts 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.

Biotech Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

43% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of biotech bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Tufts since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biotech at Tufts 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 Tufts University with a bachelor's in biotech.

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

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

Biotechnology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tufts University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	12

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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390

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
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