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2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 55 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 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 2023 rankings named George Mason University the most popular school in the United States for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

Full General Biology at George Mason University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in biology at VCU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in biology at FIU, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Full General Biology at Florida International University Report

Out of the 55 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full General Biology at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 35% are male.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general biology programs. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

Full General Biology at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#8

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #8, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. 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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#9

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

Of the 12 students majoring in biology at SUNY Stony Brook, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. TTUHSC - El Paso is a small public school located in the large city of El-Paso.

Women make up 55% of the biology majors at the school.

Full General Biology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso Report

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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 31 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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