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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

4 Colleges
$39,010 Avg Salary
$20,779 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biotechnology Bachelor'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biotechnology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biotech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Of the 35 students majoring in biotech at BYU, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Full Biotechnology at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great place for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 42% of the biotech majors at the school.

Biotech majors at UVU take out an average of $22,452 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 45% of the biotech majors at the school.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

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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

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 4 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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