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2023 Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

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

With 526 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #14 most popular major in West Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

Check out the biology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in West Virginia.

#1

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

Our 2023 rankings named West Liberty University the most popular school in West Virginia for general biology students working on their master’s degree. West Liberty University is a small public school located in the rural area of West Liberty.

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

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Huntington.

Of the 13 students majoring in biology at Marshall University, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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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
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

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 3 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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