2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.
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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest 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 analysis found Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to be the best school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
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University of North Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
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Texas Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
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Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 3,582 |
| Texas | 13,714 |
| New Mexico | 740 |
| Oklahoma | 1,804 |
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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 24 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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