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2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Dallas the most popular school in the Southwest Region for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

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

Full General Biology at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso is a great place for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of El-Paso, TTUHSC - El Paso is a public college with a small student population.

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

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

The in-demand graduate certificate 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 large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in biology at UNT Health Science Center, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 86% of the biology majors at the school.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Medical Branch is a great place for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.

Full General Biology at The University of Texas Medical Branch Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 9 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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