2023 Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 37 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biotechnology is the #188 most popular major in Virginia.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Biotechnology
Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best school in Virginia for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 26 |
| North Carolina | 80 |
| Florida | 74 |
| Tennessee | 12 |
| Kentucky | 46 |
| South Carolina | 7 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Alabama | 62 |
| Mississippi | 0 |
| West Virginia | 8 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Biotech
Biotechnology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Biotech
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 107,165 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 14,535 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 11,615 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 8,813 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 7,247 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
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