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2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

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

In 2020-2021, general biology students earned 3,494 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Georgia 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.

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

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the most popular school in Georgia for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the biology majors at the school.

Full General Biology at Emory University Report

Out of the 6 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehouse School of Medicine landed the # 2 spot on the list. MSM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Of the 10 students majoring in biology at MSM, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in Georgia. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 33% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Of the 5 students majoring in biology at Georgia Tech, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full General Biology at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Clark Atlanta University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in Georgia. Located in the large city of Atlanta, CAU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

Read full report on General Biology at University of Georgia

Best General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 3,513
North Carolina 3,666
Florida 6,451
Tennessee 1,542
Kentucky 1,146
South Carolina 1,776
Louisiana 1,529
Arkansas 891
Alabama 1,940
Mississippi 1,380
West Virginia 526

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 6 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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