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2023 Most Popular Online General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools

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$14,657 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Online General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online biology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 41% are male.

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#2

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Saint Joseph helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in biology at USJ, 20% are male and 80% are female.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, biology majors at USJ accumulate an average of around $24,908 in student debt.

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#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for general biology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - East. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools list. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.

Women make up 50% of the biology majors at the school.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for general biology students working on their online graduate certificate. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Of the 3 students majoring in biology at Harvard, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 50% of the biology majors at the school.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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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 7 schools only.

  • 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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