Biotechnology isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #174 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of biotechnology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 85 degrees in biotechnology annually.
The biotech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biotechnology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biotechnology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in New Jersey.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the biotech degree levels they offer.
It's hard to beat Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you wish to pursue a degree in biotechnology. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were about 56 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the biotech program make around $56,509 for their early career.
William Paterson University of New Jersey is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biotechnology. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 14 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in biotechnology needs to check out Kean University. Kean is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Union. This university ranks 21st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 10 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The biotech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biotechnology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biotechnology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
