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Biotechnology at University of Pennsylvania

What traits are you looking for in a biotech school? To help you decide if University of Pennsylvania is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biotech program.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received their master's degree in biotech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biotechnology section at the bottom of this page.

UPenn Biotechnology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biotech

UPenn Biotechnology Rankings

Biotech Student Demographics at UPenn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at University of Pennsylvania.

UPenn Biotechnology Master’s Program

68% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 37 biotech students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UPenn, about 32% were men and 68% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a master's in biotech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Biological Science Professors 3,250 $94,510
Biological Scientists 660 $73,550

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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