2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in the Great Lakes Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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With a ranking of #7, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Marquette University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’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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University of Notre Dame ranked #9 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.
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Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences colleges 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 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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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