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

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the New England Region 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

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 49 students majoring in biology at Harvard, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 51% of the biology majors at the school.

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Out of the 18 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 34% of the biology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

About 59% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 41% are male.

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#5

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UVM is a large public school located in the city of Burlington.

Of the 8 students majoring in biology at UVM, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#6

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Full General Biology at Boston University Report

University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 33% of the biology majors at the school.

Full General Biology at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

#9

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.

About 40% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Northeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology schools 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 18 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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