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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools

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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 midsize city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the United States. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

With a ranking of #6, Lehigh 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 Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard 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 #7 on the 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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#8

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#9

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

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 very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#11

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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California State University - Channel Islands 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 #12 on the list. Located in the 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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

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#14

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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#15

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school 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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

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#17

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

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 large city of San Francisco.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #20 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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#21

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#22

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College 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 #22 on the list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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#24

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #25, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Rest of the Top Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools

#28

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
#30

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
#31

Hood College

Frederick, MD
#32

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT
#33

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY
#35

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA
#36

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY
#41

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
#42

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT
#43

Yale University

New Haven, CT
#44

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
#46

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD
#49

American University

Washington, DC

Remaining Award Winners

This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 440 different United States biological and biomedical sciences schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
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.

Rank College Location
67 Emory University Atlanta, GA
68 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
69 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA
70 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
71 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
72 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
73 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI
74 Clemson University Clemson, SC
75 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
76 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
77 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
78 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
79 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
80 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
81 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
82 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
83 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
84 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
85 William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ
86 Kean University Union, NJ
87 Washington State University Pullman, WA
88 The College at Brockport Brockport, NY

Biological & Biomedical Sciences by Region

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Region
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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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