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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 53% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#5

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 30 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Women make up 43% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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North Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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

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With a ranking of #7, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 86% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 55% are male.

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 64% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#10

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #10, Western Kentucky 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 small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 44% are male.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,375
West Virginia 782
South Carolina 2,790
Florida 9,666
Virginia 5,024
Arkansas 1,033
Mississippi 1,746
Louisiana 2,210
Alabama 2,662
Kentucky 1,553
Georgia 4,996
Tennessee 2,478

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 30 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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