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Biotechnology Schools in Florida

Florida contains fourteen schools that offer biotechnology programs. University of Miami, the highest-ranking biotechnology school in FL, has a total student population of 15,629 and is the 69th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 14 biotechnology schools in Florida, only 13 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Miami comes out as the most expensive ($26,758/yr), with Palm Beach Community College as the lowest recorded at only $3,490/yr.

Biotechnology students from Florida schools who go on to become biotechnologists, bioengineers, biomedical engineers, biophysicists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 166,860 people working as medical and clinical laboratory technologists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $55,620. Also, Biochemists and biophysicists make on average $88,550 per year and there are about 22,860 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Florida alone, there are 100 employed biochemists and biophysicists earning an average yearly salary of $76,120. Medical and clinical laboratory technologists in this state earn $53,340/yr and there are 10,400 employed.

Also, within the biotechnology schools in Florida, the average student population is 3,322 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from biotechnology, there are 7625 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,875 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,879, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Biotechnology Programs in Florida

University of Central Florida

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Bachelors

University of South Florida

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Masters

Florida Gulf Coast University

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Bachelors

Florida Institute of Technology

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Masters

Santa Fe College

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

Levels offered: Associates

Miami Dade College

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

Levels offered: Associates

Florida Community College at Jacksonville

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

Levels offered: Associates

Palm Beach Community College

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

Levels offered: Associates

Tallahassee Community College

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

Levels offered: Associates

Pasco-Hernando Community College

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

Levels offered: Associates

Florida Interesting Facts

Greater Miami is the only metropolitan area in the United States whose borders encompass two national parks. You can hike through pristine Everglades National Park or ride on glass-bottom boats across Biscayne National Park.
Saint Augustine is the oldest European settlement in North America.
The name Punta Gorda, which means, "fat point" when translated from Spanish. The moniker was given to the city because a broad part of the land in Punta Gorda juts into Charlotte Harbor. The harbor itself is somewhat unique, as it is the point where the Peace River meets the ocean.
Orlando attracts more visitors than any other amusement park destination in the United States.
New England Congregationalists who sought to bring their style of liberal arts education to the state founded Rollins College, the oldest college in Florida, in Winter Park in 1885.

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