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2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

In 2020-2021, 39 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #77 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Biology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Howard University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Howard University to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 43% of the biology majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 50% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 3 students majoring in biology at Georgetown, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read full report on General Biology at Georgetown University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full General Biology at Catholic University of America Report

Best General Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 884
Pennsylvania 467
Maryland 129
New Jersey 346
Delaware 27

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Biology

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 4 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).

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