Biotechnology at University of Delaware

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in biotech from UD.

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

UD Biotechnology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech
• Master’s Degree in Biotech

UD Biotechnology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biotech major at UD 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
	49

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in biotech from UD. This makes it the #60 most popular school for biotech master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biotech Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

The biotech program at UD awarded 14 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UD Biotechnology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biotech master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Zoology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular 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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.