The Top Biotechnology Colleges

University of California Los Angeles

• The University of California Los Angeles Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology offers undergraduate, graduate and doctorate degree paths in biotechnology. Each program's core and elective disciplines are updated annually to reflect advances and new research in the field. Undergraduate coursework includes principles and practices of genomic research, cell biology and plant molecular development. Graduate students can complete their coursework through admission to a first year Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program, a medical scientist training program, specialty training or by undertaking advanced research.

  University of California Los Angeles
  Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology
  405 Hilgard Ave.
  Los Angeles, CA 90095
  310-206-0222
  mcdb.ucla.edu

University of Georgia

• The University of Georgia's undergraduate degree program in applied biotechnology is a multifaceted major with coursework spanning animal science, food science entomology and chemistry. Students investigate the theoretical background of biotechnology and apply their knowledge through advanced laboratory experience. The program also includes an examination of the function of biological molecules and enzymology, metabolism and bioenergetics, as well as coursework in contemporary recombinant DNA technology.

  University of Georgia
  College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
  413 BioScience Building
  Athens, GA 30602
  706-542-1238
  uga.edu

University of California Davis

• The biotechnology program at the University of California Davis offers doctorate level instruction across two biotechnology disciplines: biological services and engineering. Topics of the study in the biological sciences degree program include cell biology, genetics and plant biology, while students with an engineering focus can concentrate on either chemical engineering or materials science. Students partake in graduate level biotechnology research at the institute's premier research centers, among them the California Institute of Food and Agricultural Research and the University of California Davis Cancer center.

  University of California Davis
  Biotechnology Program
  1 Peter J Shields Ave.
  Davis, CA 95616
  530-752-1011
  biotech.ucdavis.edu