2023 Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 107,165 general biology students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the United States for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
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Out of the 27 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the United States. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
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Out of the 27 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
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Temple University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
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William Paterson University of New Jersey ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
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General Biology Related Rankings by Major
General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
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).
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