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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

About 65% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 35% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school 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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Out of the 79 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 3 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

About 83% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Out of the 79 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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Midwestern University - Downers Grove landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Downers Grove.

Women make up 62% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

About 63% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #9, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a 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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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#11

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 72% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Biological & Biomedical Sciences students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
12 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
14 Wright State University - Main Campus Dayton, OH
15 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL

Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

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 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 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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