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2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$26,363 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,980 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Biotechnology

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.

Full Biotechnology at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized 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 also took the #5 spot in our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

Explore the best biotechnology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 15
Utah 63
Idaho 2
Montana 11

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.

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