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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

33 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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 Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 3 spot on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

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#4

Carroll College

Helena, MT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Carroll College is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Carroll Montana is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Helena.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah 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 #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Northern Colorado ranked #7 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

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With a ranking of #8, Weber State 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 small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #10 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 3,671
Utah 1,936
Montana 606
Idaho 891
Wyoming 283

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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