2025 Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region
7Colleges in the Southwest Region
249Biotech Degrees Awarded
$60,404Avg Early-Career Salary
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 7 schools in the Southwest Region 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 249 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Biotechnology in the Southwest Region
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.
University of Arizona is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biotechnology. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biotechnology. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in biotechnology needs to check out University of Houston. UH is a very large public university located in the city of Houston. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 82 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the biotech program state that they receive average early career income of $49,916.
The University of Texas at Dallas is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biotechnology. UT Dallas is a fairly large public university located in the city of Richardson. A Best Colleges rank of #209 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.
There were about 8 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available.
TWU is a large public university located in the midsize city of Denton. This university ranks 24th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 18 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 87th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 16 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at UH Clear Lake in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 50th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 14 biotechnology students who graduated with this degree at UH Downtown 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.
