2023 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 107,165 general biology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the biology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Rochester helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.
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Temple University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general biology programs. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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George Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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Johns Hopkins University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general biology programs. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.
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Request InformationBest General Biology Colleges by State
Explore the best general biology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 4,681 |
| New York | 7,502 |
| Maryland | 1,848 |
| New Jersey | 3,103 |
| District of Columbia | 478 |
| Delaware | 279 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Biology
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general biology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 14,535 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 11,615 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 8,813 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 7,247 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 6,206 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.