Biotechnology Schools in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania contains
30 schools that offer biotechnology programs.
University of Pennsylvania,
the highest-ranking biotechnology school in PA, has a total student population of 24,599 and
is the
5th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 30 biotechnology schools
in Pennsylvania,
only 12 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Drexel University comes out as the most expensive ($31,832/yr),
with Westmoreland County Community College as the lowest recorded at only $2,481/yr.
Biotechnology students from Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania alone, there are
2,490 employed biochemists and biophysicists earning an average yearly salary of
$105,320. Medical and clinical laboratory technologists in this state earn
$53,100/yr and there are 8,150 employed.
Also, within the biotechnology schools
in Pennsylvania, the average student population is 2,077 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
15 to 1. Aside from biotechnology,
there are 10679 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,747 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$9,718, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Biotechnology Programs in Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Masters
Carnegie Mellon University
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Masters
Duquesne University
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Masters
Marywood University
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Point Park University
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Masters
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Elizabethtown College
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Gannon University
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Certificate
Cabrini College
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Northampton County Area Community College
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Associates
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
Levels offered:
Certificate
Lackawanna College
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Luzerne County Community College
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Associates
Community College of Allegheny County
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Westmoreland County Community College
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Associates
Bucks County Community College
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Associates
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Biotechnology
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Pennsylvania Interesting Facts
- Pennsylvania is the first state of the fifty United States to list their web site URL on a license plate.
- In 1909 the first baseball stadium was built in Pittsburgh.
- Hershey is considered the Chocolate Capital of the United States.
- In 1913 the first automobile service station opened in Pittsburgh.
- In 1946 Philadelphia became home to the first computer.
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