2023 Most Popular 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia 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.
2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biotech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Most Popular Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Biotechnology
Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the most popular school in Virginia for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
Women make up 44% of the biotech majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college 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 |
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.
- 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.