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Biotechnology Schools near Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, VA (population: 439,564) has two biotechnology schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Virginia Commonwealth University, the highest ranked school in this group with a biotechnology program, has a total student population of 32,172. It is the 222nd highest ranked school in the USA and the 5th highest in the state of Virginia (#1 is Washington and Lee University).

Biotechnology students from Virginia Beach 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.

Virginia Beach lies in Virginia Beach county, which is one of the 61 counties in Virginia. Overall, the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News-NC area has 735,390 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.9% unemployment rate, $19.28/hr average worker wage, and a $40,100 average annual salary.

Of the 2 biotechnology schools with a 100-mile radius of Virginia Beach, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Virginia Commonwealth University comes out as the most expensive ($15,907/yr) for biotechnology students, with John Tyler Community College as the lowest, reported at only $4,710/yr.

Biotechnology Programs near Virginia Beach


John Tyler Community College
  • Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
    Levels offered: Certificate

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