Biotechnology at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147.

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

UGA Biotechnology Degrees Available

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

UGA Biotechnology Rankings

The biotech major at UGA 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 UGA

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

UGA Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of biotech bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biotech at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UGA Biotechnology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biotech master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biotech each year. UGA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biotech master's degree from UGA, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

If you plan to be a biotech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Georgia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	22

Related Majors

• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Molecular Medicine
• 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Biological Scientists	1,040	$72,460
Biological Science Professors	740	$96,830

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.