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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
160 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

Biotechnology is the 171st most popular major in the country with 3,585 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Far Western US region, there were 339 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,667 and $25,718 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 160 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in biotechnology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biotechnology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly Pomona, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $12,734 for far western us region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Cal Poly Pomona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - San Marcos. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. California State University - San Marcos is located in San Marcos, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k list, CSUSM has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $13,399 for far western us region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend California State University - San Marcos.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at CSUSM

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,081 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UNR.

Full University of Nevada - Reno Biotechnology Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Davis is $14,669 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - Davis Biotechnology Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k list, UH Manoa has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Hawaii at Manoa is $15,030 for far western us region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biotechnology at University of Hawaii at Manoa

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Oregon State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State is $20,016 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Oregon State University Biotechnology Report

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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.

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