Biotechnology at University of Utah

If you are interested in studying biotechnology, you may want to check out the program at University of Utah. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 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.

U of U Biotechnology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biotech

U of U Biotechnology Rankings

Biotech Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Biotechnology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of biotech master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biotech each year. U of U 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 U of U, 83% 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 Utah with a master's in biotech.

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

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810
Biological Science Professors	550	$117,940
Biological Scientists	270	$74,290

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.