Biotechnology Schools in Indiana
Indiana contains
fourteen
schools that offer biotechnology programs.
Indiana University-Bloomington,
the highest-ranking biotechnology school in IN, has a total student population of 42,347 and
is the
59th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 14 biotechnology schools
in Indiana,
only 6 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology comes out as the most expensive ($33,304/yr),
with Vincennes University as the lowest recorded at only $8,501/yr.
Biotechnology students from Indiana 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 Indiana alone, there are
employed biochemists and biophysicists earning an average yearly salary of
$93,680. Medical and clinical laboratory technologists in this state earn
$48,830/yr and there are 3,370 employed.
Also, within the biotechnology schools
in Indiana, the average student population is 3,200 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
16 to 1. Aside from biotechnology,
there are 4523 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,471 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,867, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Biotechnology Programs in Indiana
Indiana University-Bloomington
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Ball State University
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
Levels offered:
PhD
Indiana University-East
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Vincennes University
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Associates
Ivy Tech Community College-Southwest
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Associates
Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Associates
Ivy Tech Community College-Central Indiana
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Associates
Ivy Tech Community College-Wabash Valley
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Associates
Ivy Tech Community College-Northcentral
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Associates
Ivy Tech Community College-Bloominton
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Associates
Indiana Interesting Facts
- The first long-distance auto race in the U. S. was held May 30, 1911, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The winner averaged 75 miles an hour and won a 1st place prize of $14,000. Today the average speed is over 167 miles an hour and the prize is more than $1.2 million. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the site of the greatest spectacle in sports, the Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis 500 is held every Memorial Day weekend in the Hoosier capital city. The race is 200 laps or 500 miles long.
- Abraham Lincoln moved to Indiana when he was 7 years old. He lived most of his boyhood life in Spencer County with his parents Thomas and Nancy.
- Explorers Lewis and Clark set out from Fort Vincennes on their exploration of the Northwest Territory.
- The movie "Hard Rain" was filmed in Huntingburg.
- During WWII the P-47 fighter-plane was manufactured in Evansville at Republic Aviation.
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