Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Biotechnology

Focuses on the application of the biological sciences, biochemistry, and genetics to the preparation of new and enhanced agricultural, environmental, clinical, and industrial products, including the commercial exploitation of microbes, plants, and animals. Covers bioinformatics, gene identification, phylogenetics and comparative genomics, bioinorganic chemistry, immunoassaying, DNA sequencing, xenotransplantation, genetic engineering, industrial microbiology, drug and biologic development, enzyme-based production processes, patent law, biotechnology management and marketing, applicable regulations, and biotechnology ethics.

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Careers this field can lead to

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Natural Sciences Managers

Median pay: $167,220
Hiring change through 2035: 8.2%
Job openings a year: 9,200

To get hiredBachelor's degree

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Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Median pay: $84,620
Hiring change through 2035: 7.3%
Job openings a year: 4,700

To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree

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Biological Scientists, All Other

Median pay: $98,920
Hiring change through 2035: 4.7%
Job openings a year: 4,300

To get hiredBachelor's degree

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All work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $36,713 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.

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0%of related openings involve substantial in-person or active work

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College options

Where to study it

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College	Degrees a year	Earnings, first year out	Admit rate	Average annual cost after aid
University of California-Davis CA	75	$43,600	42%	$12,000
University of Houston TX	69	$38,691	70%	$13,000
University of Kentucky KY	58	$27,968	92%	$16,000
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ	55	$54,508	65%	$18,000
Brigham Young University UT	41	—	69%	$13,000
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA	37	$32,995	74%	$11,000
University of Georgia GA	37	—	37%	$13,000
University of Central Florida FL	34	—	40%	$10,000
James Madison University VA	32	—	76%	$16,000
Indiana University-Bloomington IN	25	—	80%	$12,000
Rochester Institute of Technology NY	22	$32,958	71%	$29,000
Syracuse University NY	21	$37,007	42%	$21,000
California State University-San Marcos CA	21	—	96%	$9,000
Endicott College MA	19	$36,713	72%	$32,000
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE	19	—	87%	$12,000
University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD	17	—	74%	$17,000
University of Rhode Island RI	17	—	77%	$18,000
University of Delaware DE	16	—	65%	$13,000
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI	16	—	70%	$14,000
Worcester State University MA	16	—	90%	$10,000
University of Houston-Downtown TX	15	—	91%	$11,000
Oregon State University OR	14	—	79%	$16,000
University of Nevada-Reno NV	12	—	85%	$15,000
University of Kansas KS	11	—	88%	$15,000
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry NY	11	—	83%	$19,000
Kent State University at Kent OH	10	—	87%	$17,000
Auburn University AL	8	—	50%	$21,000
Ferris State University MI	8	—	81%	$8,000
Montana State University MT	8	—	87%	$22,000
William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ	8	—	93%	$19,000
University at Buffalo NY	8	—	69%	$21,000
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND	8	—	96%	$12,000
Liberty University VA	8	—	99%	$27,000
Southern Connecticut State University CT	7	—	81%	$19,000
Tufts University MA	7	—	10%	$15,000
South Dakota State University SD	7	—	99%	$18,000
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ	6	—	90%	$17,000
University of California-Santa Cruz CA	6	—	63%	$14,000
CUNY York College NY	6	—	59%	$7,000
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania PA	6	—	93%	$17,000

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