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2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Biology program at each school on the list.

Check out the biology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 38 students majoring in biology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full General Biology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Report

#2

Rockefeller University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockefeller University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rockefeller University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 42% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 58% are male.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 57% of the biology majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 52% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 48% are male.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Women make up 53% of the biology majors at the school.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in biology at NYU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full General Biology at New York University Report

#7

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 47% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 64% of the biology majors at the school.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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

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#10

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, NY

The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 85% of the biology majors at the school.

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Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology colleges 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

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

  • 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.

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