2025 Best Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in Florida

Biotechnology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #89 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 master's degrees in biotechnology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

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.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on biotechnology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other biotechnology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt biotechnology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biotechnology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for biotechnology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The biotech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in Florida.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Biotechnology in Florida

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in biotechnology.

Top Florida Schools for a Master's in Biotech

1

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

10 Annual Graduates

University of South Florida - Main Campus is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in biotechnology. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in biotechnology from University of South Florida - Main Campus

2

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

11 Annual Graduates

University of Central Florida is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in biotechnology. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in biotechnology from University of Central Florida

Best Biotechnology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Biotechnology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	190	10
North Carolina	178	31
Alabama	151	44
South Carolina	146	5
Mississippi	145	0
West Virginia	112	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biotech

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Biotech Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Biotechnology	35

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	537
General Biology	327
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	292
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	239
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	209
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	68
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	47
Zoology	35
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	31
Genetics	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.