2023 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best General Biology Master's Degree 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 345 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the biology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in General Biology
Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for general biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The excellent master’s degree 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 moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out of the 345 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Johns Hopkins University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Brown University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #10, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.
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With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a large student population.
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Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
With a ranking of #13, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.
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Southern Methodist University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general biology programs. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
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Cornell University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general biology programs. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
University of Northern Iowa ranked #16 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Hood College ranked #17 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
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University of San Francisco landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #22, Dominican University of California did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Rafael, DUofC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Washington University in St Louis came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Rest of the Top Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 345 different United States general biology schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | California State University - East Bay | Hayward, CA |
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for General Biology students that almost earned our Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD |
| 53 | The College at Brockport | Brockport, NY |
| 54 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 55 | Tufts University | Medford, MA |
| 56 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Denver, CO |
| 57 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 58 | New York University | New York, NY |
| 59 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 60 | John Carroll University | University Heights, OH |
| 61 | Georgian Court University | Lakewood, NJ |
| 62 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 63 | North Dakota State University - Main Campus | Fargo, ND |
| 64 | George Mason University | Fairfax, VA |
| 65 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro, NC |
| 66 | Wichita State University | Wichita, KS |
| 67 | Washington State University | Pullman, WA |
| 68 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 69 | Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego, CA |
General Biology by Region
View the Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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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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