Birmingham, Alabama · Public
Biotechnology at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.6% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $18,749 school-wide net price and $54,501 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.6% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.5% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 174
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 88.2%
- Graduation rate
- 64.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,749/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $74,996
- Median debt
- $22,300
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $54,501/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.6%), school-wide average net price ($18,749), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($54,501), and peer averages from 174 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 174 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,559 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($4,550 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place University of Alabama at Birmingham in the top 74% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.2% of reported awards · $2,288 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.2% of reported awards · $3,776 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $3,967 net A+ 
CUNY York College Jamaica, NY · 0.5% of reported awards · $4,456 net A+ Wilson Community College Wilson, NC · 0.4% of reported awards · $3,064 net A+ 
CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY · 0.2% of reported awards · $4,458 net A+ CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx, NY · 0.1% of reported awards · $4,462 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Biotechnology accounts for 0.6% of the awards or completions reported for University of Alabama at Birmingham. That award concentration is higher than at 75% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Alabama at Birmingham's average net price is $18,749 per year, about $74,996 over four years. That is $1,559 above the $17,190 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $54,501 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $4,550 below the $59,051 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places University of Alabama at Birmingham #128 of 174 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.