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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biotechnology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biotech majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the most popular school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

About 47% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the biotech majors at the school.

Full Biotechnology at University of Houston - Clear Lake Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biotechnology schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

About 50% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Texas A&M University - College Station

Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 54% of the biotech majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great place for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

Of the 12 students majoring in biotech at UT Dallas, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Biotechnology at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Biotechnology at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biotechnology programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 25% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Biotechnology at The University of Texas at Tyler

Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biotechnology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of St. Thomas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biotechnology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 67
Arizona 19
New Mexico 1

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 11 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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