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

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general biology was ranked #33 in the country. In fact 8,920 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southwest 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the Southwest Region for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

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

Full General Biology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Texas Health Science Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in biology at UNT Health Science Center, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in biology at ASU - Tempe, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

Women make up 70% of the biology majors at the school.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the biology majors at the school.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 56% of the biology majors at the school.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full General Biology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

With a ranking of #10, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tulsa, OSU Center for Health Sciences is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 57% of the biology majors at the school.

Full General Biology at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Report

Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 871
Arizona 170
Oklahoma 20
New Mexico 62

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

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 21 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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