2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Biotechnology 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 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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biotechnology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biotechnology Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for biotechnology students. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
The excellent programs at University of Houston - Clear Lake helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.
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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. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biotechnology students. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biotechnology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biotechnology programs. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public college with a small student population.
University of St. Thomas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biotechnology programs. Located in the 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 schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 67 |
Arizona | 19 |
New Mexico | 1 |
Biotechnology Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the area of study, biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Biotech
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 12 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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