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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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'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 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Plains States 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 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 49% are male.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 48% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 48% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 46% 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 Nebraska Medical Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

About 49% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 51% are male.

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Iowa State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

About 39% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 61% are male.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Iowa State University Report

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #7, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

About 60% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 40% are male.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

About 54% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 46% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine 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 Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Report

With a ranking of #10, North Dakota State University - 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 Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 63% 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 schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,284
Minnesota 3,106
Iowa 1,520
South Dakota 427
Missouri 2,724
Nebraska 1,201
North Dakota 397

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 20 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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