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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in Alaska

3 Colleges
$24,766 Avg Salary
$18,158 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, biological and biomedical sciences was ranked 10th in Alaska. In fact, 113 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in Alaska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Alaska to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.

Check out the biological and biomedical sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Alaska.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Fairbanks the most popular school in Alaska for biological and biomedical sciences students. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, biological and biomedical sciences graduates from UAF carry an average student debt load of $18,815.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in Alaska list. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

The average amount in student loans that biological and biomedical sciences majors at UAA take out is $17,500.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Southeast. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in Alaska list. Located in the remote town of Juneau, UAS is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 23,421
Washington 3,479
Oregon 1,766
Hawaii 496
Nevada 828

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 3 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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