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Biotechnology Schools in Tennessee

Tennessee contains five schools that offer biotechnology programs. Vanderbilt University, the highest-ranking biotechnology school in TN, has a total student population of 12,506 and is the 17th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 5 biotechnology schools in Tennessee, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Vanderbilt University comes out as the most expensive ($20,446/yr), with Southwest Tennessee Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,338/yr.

Biotechnology students from Tennessee 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 Tennessee alone, there are 40 employed biochemists and biophysicists earning an average yearly salary of $86,580. Medical and clinical laboratory technologists in this state earn $53,470/yr and there are 3,670 employed.

Also, within the biotechnology schools in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from biotechnology, there are 4116 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,154 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,032, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Biotechnology Programs in Tennessee

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  Levels offered: Associates

• Biotechnology
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Tennessee Interesting Facts

• The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
• Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
• Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
• Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
• Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.

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