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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

In 2020-2021, 177,778 biological and biomedical sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 39 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#6

American University

Washington, DC

American University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #7, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#9

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 4,106
Pennsylvania 7,854
New York 11,836
Maryland 3,546
Delaware 549
District of Columbia 1,338

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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