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2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,683 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,980 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biotechnology Master's Degree School for You

With 15 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biotechnology is the #122 most popular major in Colorado.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Colorado 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Colorado 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 Colorado. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $8,052 per year.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Out of the 2 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $13,313 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #2 for overall quality for biotech in Colorado.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Best Value Biotechnology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 4

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

Majors Similar to Biotech

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 2 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.

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