2023 Best General Biology Schools
Finding the Best General Biology School for You
In 2020-2021, 8,920 people earned a degree or certificate in general biology, making the major the #33 most popular 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.
The Best General Biology Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 360 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best General Biology Schools in the United States
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Top 25 Top Schools in General Biology
Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for general biology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the United States. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.
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Out of the 360 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Biology Schools list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Biology Schools list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Dartmouth College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general biology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general biology programs. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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University of California - Berkeley came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Schools ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.
Brown University ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Biology Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #11, Boston College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
San Jose State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best General Biology Schools list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general biology programs. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #14, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Southern Methodist University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general biology programs. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
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With a ranking of #16, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Hood College ranked #18 on this year’s Best General Biology Schools list. Located in the small city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Schools ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
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University of San Francisco came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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George Mason University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general biology programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #22, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Schools ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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Dominican University of California ranked #24 on this year’s Best General Biology Schools list. Located in the small city of San Rafael, DUofC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #25, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public college with a small student population.
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Rest of the Top Best General Biology Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best General Biology Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 360 different United States general biology schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
| 52 | Fort Hays State University | Hays, KS |
| 53 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | Kearney, NE |
| 54 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA |
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for General Biology students that almost earned our Best General Biology Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | California State University - East Bay | Hayward, CA |
| 56 | Arizona State University - Tempe | Tempe, AZ |
| 57 | University of Missouri - St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 58 | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 59 | South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD |
| 60 | The College at Brockport | Brockport, NY |
| 61 | Tufts University | Medford, MA |
| 62 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Denver, CO |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 64 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 65 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA |
| 66 | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 67 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 68 | John Carroll University | University Heights, OH |
| 69 | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL |
| 70 | Georgian Court University | Lakewood, NJ |
| 71 | New York University | New York, NY |
| 72 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI |
General Biology by Region
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| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
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General Biology Related Rankings by Major
General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 3,221 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 2,488 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 2,290 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 1,964 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 1,922 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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