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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 177,778 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 595 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Of the 592 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Johns Hopkins, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 452 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Georgetown, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 70% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the United States. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 388 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Columbia, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #6, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Of the 374 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Liberty University, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very 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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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Of the 316 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Rutgers New Brunswick, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 58% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#10

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

About 70% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 30% are male.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#11

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Women make up 60% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#14

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 58% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#15

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 72% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#16

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college 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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#17

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

Of the 213 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at U Miami, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#18

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

About 70% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#19

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

Of the 194 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Tufts, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#20

George Washington University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #20, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 177 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at GWU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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With a ranking of #21, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 59% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 41% are male.

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With a ranking of #22, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

About 59% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 41% are male.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. UAB is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

About 62% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 38% are male.

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With a ranking of #24, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 64% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 36% are male.

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North Carolina State University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#30

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS
#31

Barry University

Miami, FL
#37

Clemson University

Clemson, SC
#38

Duke University

Durham, NC
#40

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
#42

Bluefield College

Bluefield, VA
#44

University of Delaware

Newark, DE
#46

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL
#47

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
#48

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA
#50

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

Remaining Award Winners

This list represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 595 different United States biological and biomedical sciences schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences Kansas City, MO
52 University of Mississippi University, MS
52 University of Chicago Chicago, IL
54 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
55 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY
55 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
57 Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Scranton, PA
58 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
59 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
59 Roosevelt University Chicago, IL
61 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
61 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
61 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
64 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
65 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
66 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
66 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
68 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
69 Wright State University - Main Campus Dayton, OH
70 Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN
71 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
72 Auburn University Auburn, AL
72 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL
72 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
75 Stanford University Stanford, CA
76 Ponce Health Sciences University Ponce, PR
77 The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY
78 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
78 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
80 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
81 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
81 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
83 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
84 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA
84 University of California - Davis Davis, CA
84 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
87 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
88 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
88 Washington State University Pullman, WA
88 Princeton University Princeton, NJ

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
91 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
91 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
93 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX
93 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
93 Iowa State University Ames, IA
96 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
96 Rocky Vista University Parker, CO
96 University of Georgia Athens, GA
99 Marian University Indianapolis, IN
100 Brown University Providence, RI
100 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
100 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
100 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
104 New York Medical College Valhalla, NY
104 Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY
104 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
107 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX
108 University of New Haven West Haven, CT
108 Hood College Frederick, MD
108 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX
108 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
112 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
112 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
114 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
114 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
116 Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, VA
116 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
118 The University of Tampa Tampa, FL
118 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
118 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY

Biological & Biomedical Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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