Biotechnology at University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Starting at just over $50,000 annually places UNH's biotechnology graduates slightly above the national median of $47,000, landing them in the 68th percentile nationwide. That's a solid outcome for an accessible state university with an 87% admission rate. However, with only four schools offering this program in New Hampshire and fewer than 30 graduates tracked, it's hard to know whether these numbers represent a stable pattern or just reflect a particularly successful cohort.

The debt picture looks genuinely favorable: at $27,000, graduates owe significantly less than the national median of $20,618—wait, that can't be right. Actually, they owe *more* than the national median, though the 0.54 debt-to-earnings ratio remains manageable. Still, this means monthly loan payments around $300, which takes a noticeable bite from an entry-level biotech salary, especially in New Hampshire's relatively high cost-of-living environment.

The small sample size is the elephant in the room here. With so few graduates measured, a couple of outliers—say, two students who landed at Lonza's Durham facility or went straight to grad school-funded positions—could skew these numbers substantially. If your child thrives in UNH's research environment and plans to stay in the region where the university has strong industry connections, this could work well. But don't treat these figures as gospel; they're more of a directional signal than a guarantee.