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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

135 Colleges
$28,171 Avg Salary
$23,394 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 177,778 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

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.

The Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 135 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - La Crosse the best school in the Great Lakes Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a large student population.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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#4

Denison University

Granville, OH

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Denison University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small suburb of Granville, Denison is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of River Falls.

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#6

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

Lake Forest College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Lake Forest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lake Forest.

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Ohio Northern 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 #7 on the list. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ada.

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#8

DePauw University

Greencastle, IN

With a ranking of #8, DePauw University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. DePauw is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Greencastle.

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#9

Franklin College

Franklin, IN

Franklin College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Franklin, Franklin College of Indiana is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay ranked #10 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #11 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#12

Hanover College

Hanover, IN

Hanover 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 #12 on the list. Hanover is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Hanover.

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#13

Wabash College

Crawfordsville, IN

Wabash 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 #13 on the list. Located in the town of Crawfordsville, Wabash is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#14

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

With a ranking of #14, Aurora University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #15, University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.

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#16

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

Carroll University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#17

Millikin University

Decatur, IL

Millikin University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Millikin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Decatur.

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#18

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#19

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elmhurst.

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#20

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #20, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
21 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
22 Dominican University River Forest, IL
23 Oberlin College Oberlin, OH
24 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
25 Illinois State University Normal, IL
26 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
27 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI

Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 3,164
Michigan 5,647
Ohio 5,700
Illinois 5,068
Wisconsin 3,449

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

Majors Similar to Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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.

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