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Most Popular Biotechnology Schools

178 Ranked Colleges
3,524 Biotechnology Graduations

Biotechnology is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. To top this list, a school graduates more biotechnology students than other colleges offering the major.

To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 178 schools in the United States offering biotechnology.

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Biotechnology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate's Degrees in Biotechnology
Bachelor's Degrees in Biotechnology
Master's Degrees in Biotechnology

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Below are the schools that graduate the most biotechnology students in the United States.

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No school graduates more biotechnology students than Johns Hopkins University this year. Johns Hopkins University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. Johns Hopkins University graduated around 467 biotechnology students in the most recent data year. Get the full biotechnology details for Johns Hopkins University

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Gaston College
Dallas, NC

Gaston College is one of the most popular biotechnology schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public university. This school awarded about 411 biotechnology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full biotechnology report for Gaston College

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A rank of #3 makes Northeastern University one of the most popular schools for biotechnology. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit university. Northeastern University graduated around 270 biotechnology students in the most recent data year. See more about biotechnology at Northeastern University

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University Of Maryland University College is one of the most popular biotechnology schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, University Of Maryland University College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 159 students earned a degree in biotechnology from this school. Read the full biotechnology report for University Of Maryland University College

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University Of Houston ranks #5 for biotechnology by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Houston, University Of Houston is a public institution. This school awarded about 84 biotechnology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full biotechnology report for University Of Houston

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University Of California Davis ranked #6 on our list of the most popular biotechnology schools. University Of California Davis is a public school located in the suburb of Davis. This school awarded about 70 biotechnology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full biotechnology report for University Of California Davis

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Morehouse School Of Medicine landed the #7 spot among the most popular biotechnology schools. Located in the city of Atlanta, Morehouse School Of Medicine is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 59 biotechnology degrees in the most recent year. Get the full biotechnology details for Morehouse School Of Medicine

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University Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

University Of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on our list of the most popular biotechnology schools. Located in the city of Philadelphia, University Of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 59 students earned a degree in biotechnology from this school. Read the full biotechnology report for University Of Pennsylvania

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California State University San Marcos placed #9 for biotechnology by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of San Marcos, California State University San Marcos is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 51 students earned a degree in biotechnology from this school. See more about biotechnology at California State University San Marcos

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Harvard University placed #10 for biotechnology by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 50 biotechnology degrees in the most recent year. Get the full biotechnology details for Harvard University

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University Of Alabama At Birmingham ranked #11 on our list of the most popular biotechnology schools. University Of Alabama At Birmingham is a public school located in the city of Birmingham. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 50 students earned a degree in biotechnology from this school. Read the full biotechnology report for University Of Alabama At Birmingham

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North Carolina State University At Raleigh comes in at #12 for biotechnology this year. Set in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a public institution. North Carolina State University At Raleigh graduated around 49 biotechnology students in the most recent data year. Read the full biotechnology report for North Carolina State University At Raleigh

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University Of Wisconsin Madison placed #13 for biotechnology by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Madison, University Of Wisconsin Madison is a public institution. University Of Wisconsin Madison graduated around 47 biotechnology students in the most recent data year. Read the full biotechnology report for University Of Wisconsin Madison

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Georgetown University landed the #14 spot among the most popular biotechnology schools. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. This school awarded about 46 biotechnology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full biotechnology report for Georgetown University

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Brown University
Providence, RI

Brown University comes in at #15 for biotechnology this year. Brown University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 40 students earned a degree in biotechnology from this school. Get the full biotechnology details for Brown University

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Brigham Young University Provo placed #16 for biotechnology by yearly graduations. Brigham Young University Provo is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo. This school awarded about 38 biotechnology degrees in the most recent year. Get the full biotechnology details for Brigham Young University Provo

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Northwestern University placed #17 for biotechnology by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 38 biotechnology degrees in the most recent year. Get the full biotechnology details for Northwestern University

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Indiana University Bloomington landed the #18 spot among the most popular biotechnology schools. Indiana University Bloomington is a public school located in the city of Bloomington. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 37 students earned a degree in biotechnology from this school. Get the full biotechnology details for Indiana University Bloomington

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University Of New Hampshire At Manchester placed #19 for biotechnology by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Manchester, University Of New Hampshire At Manchester is a public university. This school awarded about 37 biotechnology degrees in the most recent year. See more about biotechnology at University Of New Hampshire At Manchester

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California State Polytechnic University Pomona landed the #20 spot among the most popular biotechnology schools. Set in the suburb of Pomona, California State Polytechnic University Pomona is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 34 students earned a degree in biotechnology from this school. Read the full biotechnology report for California State Polytechnic University Pomona

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Rutgers University New Brunswick ranked #21 on our list of the most popular biotechnology schools. Rutgers University New Brunswick is a public school located in the city of New Brunswick. This school awarded about 34 biotechnology degrees in the most recent year. Get the full biotechnology details for Rutgers University New Brunswick

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Cleveland Community College ranked #22 on our list of the most popular biotechnology schools. Cleveland Community College is a public school located in the town of Shelby. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 33 students earned a degree in biotechnology from this school. Get the full biotechnology details for Cleveland Community College

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University Of Central Florida ranked #23 on our list of the most popular biotechnology schools. Set in the suburb of Orlando, University Of Central Florida is a public institution. This school awarded about 33 biotechnology degrees in the most recent year. See more about biotechnology at University Of Central Florida

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University Of Kentucky landed the #24 spot among the most popular biotechnology schools. University Of Kentucky is a public school located in the city of Lexington. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 33 students earned a degree in biotechnology from this school. Read the full biotechnology report for University Of Kentucky

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Texas A And M University College Station placed #25 for biotechnology by yearly graduations. Set in the city of College Station, Texas A And M University College Station is a public institution. This school awarded about 32 biotechnology degrees in the most recent year. Get the full biotechnology details for Texas A And M University College Station

These schools also rank among the most popular for biotechnology this year:

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Rush University
Chicago, IL
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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
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University Of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
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New York University
New York, NY
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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These schools also graduate students in biotechnology every year and are worth a look:

Rank School Location Biotechnology Graduations
#51 University Of Colorado Denver Denver, CO 20
#52 University Of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 20
#53 University Of Nevada Reno Reno, NV 20
#54 Boston University Boston, MA 19
#55 Mount St Marys University Emmitsburg, MD 19
#56 University Of Houston Clear Lake Houston, TX 19
#57 Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA 18
#58 Texas Womans University Denton, TX 17
#59 Inter American University Of Puerto Rico Arecibo Arecibo, PR 16
#60 University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL 16
#61 University Of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 16
#62 Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE 15
#63 University Of Hawaii At Manoa Honolulu, HI 15
#64 University Of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR 15
#65 William Paterson University Of New Jersey Wayne, NJ 15
#66 Ball State University Muncie, IN 14
#67 Endicott College Beverly, MA 14
#68 Erie Community College Buffalo, NY 14
#69 Harrisburg University Of Science And Technology Harrisburg, PA 14
#70 Inter American University Of Puerto Rico Bayamon Bayamon, PR 14
#71 Mount Marty College Yankton, SD 14
#72 Suny College Of Environmental Science And Forestry Syracuse, NY 14
#73 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 14
#74 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 14
#75 University Of Houston Downtown Houston, TX 13
#76 Kent State University At Kent Kent, OH 12
#77 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC 12
#78 Auburn University Auburn, AL 11
#79 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 11
#80 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY 11
#81 Cuny City College New York, NY 11
#82 Framingham State University Framingham, MA 11
#83 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN 11
#84 Kean University Union, NJ 11
#85 North Central State College Mansfield, OH 11
#86 The University Of Texas At San Antonio San Antonio, TX 11
#87 University At Buffalo Buffalo, NY 11
#88 University Of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH 11
#89 California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA 10
#90 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI 10
#91 Suny College Of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY 10
#92 Temple University Philadelphia, PA 10
#93 The University Of Texas At Tyler Tyler, TX 10
#94 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 9
#95 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA 9
#96 Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA 9
#97 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA 9
#98 North Dakota State University Main Campus Fargo, ND 9
#99 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 9
#100 Pennsylvania State University Main Campus University Park, PA 9

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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