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

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Finding the Best General Biology Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools

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 New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston 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 #7 on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 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).

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