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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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$25,992 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is the #11 most popular major in Illinois with 5,068 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which undergraduate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 9 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Northwestern, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Northwestern University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lewis and Clark Community College is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Godfrey.

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

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Lewis and Clark Community College Report

#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lewis University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 75% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 3,164
Michigan 5,647
Ohio 5,700
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

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 3 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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