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Biotechnology Schools
in Portland, OR
Portland Community College
Oregon Health & Science University
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Biotechnology Schools in Portland
Portland, OR (population: 573,530) has two biotechnology schools within its city limits. Portland Community College, the highest ranked school in the city with a biotechnology program, has a total student population of 30,161. It is the 5050th highest ranked school in the USA and the 56th highest in the state of Oregon (#1 is Reed College).
Biotechnology students from Portland 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 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton-WA area alone, there are 50 employed biochemists and biophysicists earning an average salary of $51,700. Medical and clinical laboratory technologists in this area earn $60,330/yr and there are 1,170 employed.
Portland lies in Clackamas county, which is one of the 16 counties in Oregon. Overall, the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton-WA area has 993,470 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $22.15/hr average worker wage, and a $46,080 average annual salary. Thus, about 1.178 out of every 1000 jobs in Portland are held by medical and clinical laboratory technologists, and 0.055/1000 are held by biochemists and biophysicists.
Of the 2 biotechnology schools in Portland, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Portland Community College comes out as the most expensive ($6,829/yr) for biotechnology students, with Portland Community College as the lowest, reported at only $6,829/yr.
Biotechnology Programs in Portland
Portland Community College
- Biotechnology
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
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Cities Near Portland
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Portland |
| Vancouver | WA | 169,603 | 5 | 29.2795 | 91 | 6.3 miles |
| Beaverton | OR | 94,639 | 1 | 27.5128 | 6 | 8.8 miles |
| Aloha | OR | 48,328 | 1 | 25.9507 | 7 | 10.8 miles |
| Gresham | OR | 104,562 | 1 | 12.9715 | 88 | 11.0 miles |
| Oregon City | OR | - | 1 | 13.6089 | 75 | 12.9 miles |
| McMinnville | OR | - | 3 | 33.009 | 71 | 34.7 miles |
| Salem | OR | 157,890 | 12 | 32.4146 | 406 | 46.3 miles |
| The Dalles | OR | - | 1 | 11.3829 | 21 | 71.8 miles |
| Astoria | OR | - | 2 | 18.4622 | 36 | 72.0 miles |
| Corvallis | OR | 51,582 | 1 | 28.8426 | 8 | 73.6 miles |