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2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$25,158 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,290 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biotechnology 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.

The Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biotech majors pursuing a .

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Biotechnology

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,092 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UVU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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The excellent programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $26,376 per year.

CU Anschutz also claimed a spot on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great value for biotechnology students. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of U are $28,345 per year.

U of U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Utah

Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 5 spot on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year. The average amount in student loans that biotech majors at Colorado State take out is $19,500.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$27,576 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for biotechnology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

U of I undergraduate students pay an average of $27,576 in tuition and fees each year.

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$28,264 Average Tuition & Fees

Montana State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 per year.

Full Biotechnology at Montana State University Report

#8

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT
$16,986 Average Tuition & Fees

Dixie State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dixie State College are $16,986 a year.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Dixie State University

Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 15
Utah 63
Idaho 2
Montana 11

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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 8 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.

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