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 fringe town of Williamstown.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowdoin College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Virginia Military Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the United States. VMI is a small public school located in the distant 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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.
Stanford University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
Haverford 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Haverford, Haverford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Dartmouth College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Lehigh University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Bucknell University 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 #10 on the list. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Lewisburg.
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Brown University 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 #11 on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize 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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Bates College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Bates is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.
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Harvard University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #15 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.
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 city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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 landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the town of Hamilton, Colgate is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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 suburb of Swarthmore.
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Santa Clara University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.
Boston 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 #21 on the list. 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 large public school located in the city of La Crosse.
Randolph - Macon College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Randolph - Macon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school 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
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Related Rankings by Major
Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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.
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