2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate 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.
The Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best school in the Great Lakes Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 3 spot on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.
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Grand Valley State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.
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Ball State 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 #7 on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.
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With a ranking of #8, Western Michigan 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 Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Benedictine University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Request InformationBest Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences schools 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 16 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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