2025 Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Biotechnology isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #165 in popularity out of 363 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 32 bachelor's degrees in biotechnology to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to biotechnology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other biotechnology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt biotechnology students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biotechnology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for biotechnology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Biotechnology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biotechnology in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Biotech

1

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

14 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in biotechnology. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington.More information about a bachelor’s in biotechnology from Indiana University - Bloomington

2

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

5 Annual Graduates

Kent State University at Kent is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in biotechnology. Kent State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Kent.More information about a bachelor’s in biotechnology from Kent State University at Kent

Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

Explore the best biotechnology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	6
Ohio	252	14
Illinois	241	1
Indiana	235	22
Wisconsin	213	4

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Biotechnology Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Biotech Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Biotechnology	32

Most Popular Majors Related to Biotech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	10,970
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	2,521
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	1,996
Zoology	693
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	607
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	467
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	420
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	345
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	306
Genetics	289

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.