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2023 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

15 Colleges
$63,040 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree School for You

With 107,165 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for general biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the New England Region . Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#3

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Out of the 15 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.

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Out of the 15 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general biology programs. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #9, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#10

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

With a ranking of #10, University of Vermont did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

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Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,280
Connecticut 987
New Hampshire 451
Maine 352
Rhode Island 534
Vermont 238

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 15 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).

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