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2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Southwest Region .

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Dallas to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in biology at UT Dallas, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso is a great place for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. TTUHSC - El Paso is a small public school located in the city of El-Paso.

Of the 11 students majoring in biology at TTUHSC - El Paso, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the Southwest Region . UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

Of the 7 students majoring in biology at UTEP, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great place for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

Full General Biology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the Southwest Region . TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Medical Branch is a great place for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Arizona 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 city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology colleges 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 9 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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