2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in South Dakota

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in biotechnology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #168 out of 338 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the most popular for biotechnology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 26 bachelor's degrees in biotechnology to qualified students.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for biotechnology.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biotechnology in South Dakota

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in biotechnology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Biotech Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD

16 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in biotechnology has to look into South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in biotechnology from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

10 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SD

South Dakota State University is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in biotechnology. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in biotechnology in South Dakota. More information about a bachelor’s in biotechnology from South Dakota State University

Best Biotechnology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biotechnology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	217	0
Minnesota	210	7
Iowa	193	0
Kansas	175	6
Nebraska	174	21
North Dakota	141	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biotech

Biotechnology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Biotech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	277
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	25
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	14
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	8
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	8

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.