Biotechnology at University of Idaho

If you plan to study biotechnology, take a look at what University of Idaho has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and approximately 10,791 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in biotech from U of I.

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

U of I Biotechnology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech

U of I Biotechnology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biotech progam at U of I 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 U of I 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	66
Best Value Biotechnology Schools	96

Biotech Student Demographics at U of I

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

U of I Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 biotech students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from U of I, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biotech at U of I 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 Idaho with a bachelor's in biotech.

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

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

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Zoology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences

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 ID, the home state for University of Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Natural Sciences Managers	360	$93,940
Biological Scientists	310	$70,770
Biological Science Professors	190	$96,440

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 Davidlharlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.