2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You
Biological & Biomedical Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 177,778 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 866 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Our analysis found Williams College to be the best school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamstown.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowdoin College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Military Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. VMI is a small public school located in the town of Lexington.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the United States. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.
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Stanford University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
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With a ranking of #7, Haverford College did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Haverford, Haverford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Dartmouth College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Lehigh University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Bucknell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lewisburg.
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Brown University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
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Lafayette College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Easton.
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With a ranking of #13, Bates College did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bates is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.
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Harvard University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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College of the Holy Cross did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
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Colgate University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Hamilton, Colgate is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #19, Swarthmore College did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Swarthmore.
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With a ranking of #20, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.
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With a ranking of #21, Boston College did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
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University of California - Berkeley landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.
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Randolph - Macon College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Randolph - Macon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Ashland.
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Vassar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 866 different United States biological and biomedical sciences schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Biological & Biomedical Sciences students that almost earned our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
Biological & Biomedical Sciences by Region
View the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Related Rankings by Major
Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 107,165 |
| 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 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 4,566 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 4,420 |
| Biotechnology | 3,911 |
| Zoology | 2,984 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 2,957 |
| Genetics | 1,543 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 1,042 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 691 |
| Molecular Medicine | 83 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Engineering | 198,468 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.
More about our data sources and methodologies.