2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree 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 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biological & Biomedical Sciences program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
Women make up 61% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Request Information
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Of the 105 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UW - Madison, 52% are male and 48% are female.
Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report
Request Information
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
Of the 87 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Ohio State, 47% are male and 53% are female.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Ohio State University - Main Campus
Request Information
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 46% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 54% are male.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Chicago
Request Information
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 51% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Michigan State University
Request Information
With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Women make up 68% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Request Information
Northwestern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Of the 56 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Northwestern, 45% are male and 55% are female.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Northwestern University
Request Information
With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 50% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.
Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Indiana University - Bloomington Report
Request Information
With a ranking of #9, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 50 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UC, 38% are male and 62% are female.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Request Information
With a ranking of #10, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 40% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.
Request InformationBest Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences colleges 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 Related Majors
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 26 schools only.
- 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.