2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 440 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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.
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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Virginia Medical School the best school in the United States for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. 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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Out of the 440 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
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Out of the 440 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the United States. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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Harvard University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Brown University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
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Dartmouth College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Michigan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
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With a ranking of #11, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
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California State University - Channel Islands landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #13 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
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Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
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Northwestern University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #16, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
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University of San Francisco came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #19 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #20, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the city of La Crosse.
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With a ranking of #21, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.
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Boston College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
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University of California - Berkeley came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #24, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 440 different United States biological and biomedical sciences schools we analyzed.
Rank | College | Location |
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51 | Georgetown University | Washington, DC |
52 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla, MO |
53 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA |
54 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA |
55 | Salisbury University | Salisbury, MD |
56 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
57 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC |
58 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
59 | William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA |
60 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL |
61 | University of Missouri - St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
62 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
63 | North Dakota State University - Main Campus | Fargo, ND |
64 | George Mason University | Fairfax, VA |
65 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud, MN |
66 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, MA |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Biological & Biomedical Sciences students that almost earned our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools award.
Biological & Biomedical Sciences by Region
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Related Rankings by Major
Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.