Wyoming contains twelve schools that offer biotechnology programs. University of Utah, the highest-ranking biotechnology school in WY, has a total student population of 29,284 and is the 129th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 12 biotechnology schools in Wyoming, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Denver comes out as the most expensive ($31,044/yr), with Northern New Mexico College as the lowest recorded at only $5,623/yr.
Biotechnology students from Wyoming 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.
Also, within the biotechnology schools in Wyoming, the average student population is 3,094 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from biotechnology, there are 791 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,589 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,319, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.