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. In 2021, 16 biotech majors received their bachelor's degree from UGA.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the biotech progam at UGA 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in biotech from UGA. This makes it the #45 most popular school for biotech master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biotech from UGA in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 56% 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	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UGA Biotechnology Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in biotech from UGA in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were 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 32% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biotech master's degree from UGA, 67% 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	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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.