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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Colleges
$44,290 Avg Salary
$19,500 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular 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. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biotechnology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biotechnology Colleges.

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

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

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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 very large student population.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biotechnology programs. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public college with a large student population.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biotechnology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

On average, biotech graduates from Colorado State take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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