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Biotechnology, PSM

Learn the business of biotech

In the world’s largest biotech hub, combine lab research with business in topics ranging from business development to ethical manufacturing. Our professional science master's program is situated among the greatest concentration of biotechnology activity in the world, with over 200 biotech companies in the Bay Area. Over 96 percent job placement or PhD programs from our last three cohorts.

Apply Now for 2025

The Fall 2025 application is now open. 
The priority application date is February 15.

What makes biotechnology different at USF?

No other school can offer you the biotech experience, biotech knowledge, biotech connections, and biotech access that USF offers you."

CARY LAIProfessor

Biotech Outcomes by the Numbers

$104,985

Average salary for the Class of 2023

100%

Job placement rate for the Class of 2023

96%

Job placement rate for program graduates since 2013

Salary data is collected and evaluated based on the information provided by LinkedIn, Indeed, PayScale, and Salary.com.

Kylie Watanabe

Kylie Watanabe '24

Equipped to Succeed in Biotech

The lab courses I’ve taken for this program basically got me the job I have now. I want to create drugs and treatments that are accessible to those who really need it, not the select few who can afford it."

Kylie Watanabe '24

Your pathway to biotech industry success

The San Francisco Bay Area is home to numerous biotechnology and life sciences companies, including both industry leaders and innovative startups. Being in close proximity to these organizations can provide you with unique internships and potential job prospects.

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Earn a master's degree where biotech was born

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San Francisco, CA 94117-1080

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