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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in Virginia

2 Colleges
$18,214 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biotechnology 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 Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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.

Check out the biotech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our analysis found James Madison University to be the most popular school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

While working on their degree, biotech majors at JMU accumulate an average of around $18,214 in student debt.

Read full report on Biotechnology at James Madison University

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 2 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Liberty University

Best Biotechnology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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.

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