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Biotechnology at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 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.

UPenn Biotechnology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biotech

UPenn Biotechnology Rankings

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.

Biotech Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Biotechnology Master’s Program

68% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students earned a master's degree in biotech from UPenn. About 68% of these graduates were women and the other 32% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Biological Science Professors 3,250 $94,510
Biological Scientists 660 $73,550

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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