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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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. 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.

The Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Plains States 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in the Plains States Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 19 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Mizzou, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

About 80% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 5 spot on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Of the 4 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Missouri State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at KU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

About 67% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 33% are male.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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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 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 15 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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