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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in Florida

5 Colleges
$18,666 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biotechnology School for You

In 2020-2021, 28 degrees and certificates were awarded to biotechnology students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #143 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Florida to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biotechnology program at each school on the list.

Check out the biotech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Florida.

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Florida - Main Campus the most popular school in Florida for biotechnology students. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of South Florida - Main Campus

Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Biotechnology at University of Central Florida Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida Institute of Technology is a great place for biotechnology students. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Florida Institute of Technology

#4

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great place for biotechnology students. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Florida Atlantic University

#5

Barry University

Miami, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Barry University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in Florida list. Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami.

Full Biotechnology at Barry University Report

Best Biotechnology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biotechnology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 10
North Carolina 49
Kentucky 1
Alabama 58
South Carolina 5
Mississippi 0
West Virginia 8

Biotechnology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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