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2023 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$63,040 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree School for You

General Biology is the #33 most popular major in the country with 8,920 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. 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for general biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#3

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Out of the 15 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 15 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Northeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #9, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#10

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

With a ranking of #10, University of Vermont did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Burlington.

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Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 457
Connecticut 113
Rhode Island 2
New Hampshire 21
Maine 8
Vermont 10

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 15 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).

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