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2023 Most Popular General Biology Schools in District of Columbia

5 Colleges
$27,021 Avg Salary
$23,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Biology School for You

In 2020-2021, 39 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #77 most popular major in the state.

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The Most Popular General Biology Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at American University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Best General Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 884
Pennsylvania 467
Maryland 129
New Jersey 346
Delaware 27

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

Majors Similar to Biology

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 5 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).

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