2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $75-$110k) in South Dakota

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biotech Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,585 people earned their degree in biotechnology, making the major the 171st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,092 and had an average of $32,815 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 32 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biotechnology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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 “Best Value Biotech Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Biotech Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biotech Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $75-$110k) in South Dakota

#1

Northern State University

Aberdeen, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$18,678 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and it awarded 6 associates’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU also made our “Best Biotechnology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend NSU is $18,678 for South Dakota Associate Degree Biotech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Northern State University

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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