Out of the 1 schools in the Most Well Attended Biotech Major in Alabama for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #1 spot on the list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Biotechnology Report