Biotechnology
118 colleges offer Biotechnology in the College Scorecard data. Graduates leave with an average federal debt of $36,478, from $11,973 at the lowest program to $54,069 at the highest. One year after graduating they earn $39,010 on average, from $27,968 at the lowest program to $54,508 at the highest.
Is a Biotechnology degree worth it?
Across 11 bachelor's programs that report earnings, the median pays its graduates $37,007 a year after graduation, and the middle half pay between $34,542 and $42,699. The median for all majors is $37,050.
These are earnings one year after graduating, for students who received federal aid. Majors that lead to graduate school, or to careers that start slowly, look worse here than they will ten years on.
Details
- Number of Offering Colleges: 118
- Average Debt on Graduation: $36,478
- Expected Earnings 1 Year After: $39,010
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Median earnings 1 year after graduation for this major
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| Kennesaw State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Northeastern University Professional Programs | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Harrisburg University of Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California State University-San Marcos | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Washington State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| James Madison University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Brigham Young University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| West Texas A & M University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Houston-Downtown | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| South Dakota State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Claflin University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Point Park University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Marywood University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Elizabethtown College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Cabrini University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Oregon State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ursuline College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Kent State University at Kent | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ashland University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Winston-Salem State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Fayetteville State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Upstate Medical University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University at Buffalo | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| New York Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| CUNY York College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| CUNY City College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Saint Peter's University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of New Hampshire at Manchester | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Plymouth State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Nevada-Reno | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Montana State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Missouri Western State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Missouri Baptist University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Saint Cloud State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ferris State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Andrews University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Alma College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Worcester State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Tufts University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Salem State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Northeastern University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Bay Path University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Assumption University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Stevenson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Western Kentucky University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Kansas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Grand View University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dordt University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Oakland City University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Roosevelt University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Idaho | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Hawaii Pacific University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Georgia | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Santa Fe College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Florida Southern College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Central Florida | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Delaware | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Southern Connecticut State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of New Haven | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Simpson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Central Baptist College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Auburn University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Kentucky | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,968 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,958 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,995 |
| California State University-Northridge | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $36,089 |
| Endicott College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $36,713 |
| Syracuse University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $37,007 |
| University of Houston | Bachelor's Degree | $11,973 | No data | $38,691 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Bachelor's Degree | $43,391 | No data | $41,797 |
| University of California-Davis | Bachelor's Degree | $54,069 | No data | $43,600 |
| Utah Valley University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $46,783 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $54,508 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico - San German Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Liberty University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Rhode Island | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rivier University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Eastern Illinois University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Wilmington University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Arizona | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |