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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

92 Colleges
$64,354 Avg Salary
$28,431 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 177,778 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 92 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the biological and biomedical sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Virginia Medical School the best school in the United States for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 92 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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#5

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mount St Mary’s University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the United States. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg.

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With a ranking of #6, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#9

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#10

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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With a ranking of #11, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.

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#12

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#13

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Biological & Biomedical Sciences students that almost earned our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
14 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
15 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
16 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
17 Tufts University Medford, MA
18 Illinois State University Normal, IL

Biological & Biomedical Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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