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

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

Finding the Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, biotechnology was ranked #172 in the country. In fact 3,911 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the biotech bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named University of Houston the most popular school in the Southwest Region for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

About 49% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 51% are male.

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

About 57% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 43% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Texas A&M University is a great place for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the biotech majors at the school.

Full Biotechnology at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Texarkana is a great place for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas A&M Texarkana is a small public school located in the rural area of Texarkana.

Full Biotechnology at Texas A&M University - Texarkana Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 148
Arizona 21
Oklahoma 13
New Mexico 9

One of 14 majors within the area of study, biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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