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2023 Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

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

General Biology is the #41 most popular major in Iowa with 62 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the most popular school in Iowa for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

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

Full General Biology at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center Report

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Of the 5 students majoring in biology at Iowa, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full General Biology at University of Iowa Report

#4

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in Iowa. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

Of the 4 students majoring in biology at UNI, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full General Biology at University of Northern Iowa Report

Best General Biology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 190
Minnesota 36
Kansas 52
Nebraska 101
North Dakota 12
South Dakota 31

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 4 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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