2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate 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.
The Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Benedictine University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 17% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
Women make up 76% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 47% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wright State University - Main Campus is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Wright State University - Main Campus, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Women make up 83% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grand Valley State University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.
Women make up 17% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.
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Ball State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.
Women make up 40% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at WMU, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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University of Toledo landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.
Of the 4 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at University of Toledo, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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Indiana University - East came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.
Women make up 50% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.
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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 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 32 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.