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

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

With 107,165 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southwest 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in biology at Texas A&M College Station, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Women make up 59% of the biology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas Health Science Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

About 62% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 38% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Of the 10 students majoring in biology at Texas Tech, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center 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 #8 on the list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Of the 9 students majoring in biology at TTUHSC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Women make up 63% of the biology majors at the school.

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Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU Center for Health Sciences is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

Of the 7 students majoring in biology at OSU Center for Health Sciences, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 9,573
Arizona 2,191
Oklahoma 729
New Mexico 576

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 21 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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