2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Biotechnology Master's Degree School for You
Biotechnology is the #172 most popular major in the country with 3,911 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biotech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Biotechnology
Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great value for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.
U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.
Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 15 |
| Utah | 63 |
| Idaho | 2 |
| Montana | 11 |
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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 3 schools only.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.