by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for biotechnology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 167 master's degrees in biotechnology during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The biotech master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for biotechnology students working on their master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in biotechnology.
Indiana University - Bloomington is a great decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in biotechnology. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in biotechnology from Indiana University - Bloomington
Northwestern University is a great decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in biotechnology. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
Master's students who receive their degree from the biotech program make about $75,972 in their early career salary.
More information about a master’s in biotechnology from Northwestern University
It is hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a master's degree in biotechnology. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.
Students who graduate with their master's from the biotech program report average early career earnings of $78,060.
More information about a master’s in biotechnology from University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Illinois at Chicago is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in biotechnology. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in biotechnology from University of Illinois at Chicago
Explore the best biotechnology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .
One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology | 167 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 873 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 460 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 298 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 242 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 198 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 159 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 137 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 128 |
| Genetics | 111 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 88 |
