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2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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$14,657 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate School for You

General Biology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 3,513 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the most popular school in Virginia for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in biology at GMU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Read full report on General Biology at George Mason University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on General Biology at Virginia Commonwealth University

Best General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 3,494
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

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Biology

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 2 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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