2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 107 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,100 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biotechnology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biotechnology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 2 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo Biotechnology Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biotechnology at U of U

#3

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 11 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biotechnology at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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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.

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

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