2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma State University - Main Campus the best school in the Southwest Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.
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University of North Texas Health Science Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the city of Fort Worth.
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Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences colleges 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 6 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.