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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

4 Colleges
$25,992 Avg Salary
$24,378 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#2

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Akron Main Campus is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

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Best 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

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 4 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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