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2023 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best General Biology Master's Degree 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.

The Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 345 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the biology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in General Biology

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for general biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 345 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 345 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#8

Brown University

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #8, Brown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#12

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general biology programs. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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#15

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general biology programs. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#16

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#17

Hood College

Frederick, MD

With a ranking of #17, Hood College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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#19

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#21

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #21 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Dominican University of California came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of San Rafael, DUofC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #23 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#24

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Rest of the Top Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools

#26

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
#27

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY
#28

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
#30

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
#31

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD
#32

American University

Washington, DC
#34

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
#37

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN
#38

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA
#43

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
#45

Clemson University

Clemson, SC
#49

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Additional Award Winners

This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 345 different United States general biology schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for General Biology students that almost earned our Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
52 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
53 The College at Brockport Brockport, NY
54 Auburn University Auburn, AL
55 Tufts University Medford, MA
56 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
57 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
58 New York University New York, NY
59 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
60 John Carroll University University Heights, OH
61 Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ
62 Boston University Boston, MA
63 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
64 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
65 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
66 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
67 Washington State University Pullman, WA
68 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
69 Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA

General Biology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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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