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2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

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

In 2020-2021, 262 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #30 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Georgia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the most popular school in Georgia for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Women make up 65% of the biology majors at the school.

Full General Biology at Emory University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Morehouse School of Medicine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in Georgia. Located in the large city of Atlanta, MSM is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in biology at MSM, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great place for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

About 67% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full General Biology at Georgia State University Report

Out of the 6 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in biology at Georgia Tech, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full General Biology at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark Atlanta University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. CAU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 50% of the biology majors at the school.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #6, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on General Biology at University of Georgia

Best General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 426
Florida 341
North Carolina 213
Tennessee 127
Kentucky 94
Louisiana 153
Alabama 232
South Carolina 173
Mississippi 222
Arkansas 30
West Virginia 49

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 6 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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