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2023 Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,488 people earned a degree or certificate in physiology and pathology sciences, making the major the #84 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 76 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the physiology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in the United States for physiology and pathology sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for physiology and pathology sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best physiology and pathology sciences schools in the United States. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for physiology and pathology sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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With a ranking of #7, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for physiology and pathology sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree physiology and pathology sciences programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester ranked #9 on this year’s Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#10

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physiology and pathology sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree physiology and pathology sciences programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
13 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
14 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
15 Duke University Durham, NC

Physiology & Pathology Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the area of study, physiology and pathology sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
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 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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