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2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$26,363 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,980 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biotechnology Master's Degree School for You

Biotechnology is the #112 most popular major in the country with 1,567 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for biotech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biotech majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Biotechnology

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.

Full Biotechnology at University of Utah Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Biotechnology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

Explore the best biotechnology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 15
Utah 4

One of 14 majors within the area of study, biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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.

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