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Finding the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 8,920 people earned a degree or certificate in general biology, making the major the #33 most popular in the United States.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 55 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Biology program at each school on the list.

Check out the biology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in biology at VCU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in biology at FIU, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Out of the 55 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 35% are male.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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#8

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #8, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in biology at USJ, 20% are male and 80% are female.

The average amount in student loans that biology majors at USJ take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $24,908.

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#9

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Of the 12 students majoring in biology at SUNY Stony Brook, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. TTUHSC - El Paso is a fairly small public school located in the city of El-Paso.

Women make up 55% of the biology majors at the school.

Full General Biology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso Report

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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 31 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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