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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 61% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 105 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UW - Madison, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very 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.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large 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.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Chicago Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #5 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 East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 68% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 56 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Northwestern, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UC, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Case Western Reserve University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 40% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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Best 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 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.

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