2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools
Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences School for You
In 2020-2021, 28,851 biological and biomedical sciences students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 443 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the United States
Check out the biological and biomedical sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Our analysis found Eastern Virginia Medical School to be the best school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the city of Norfolk.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Out of the 443 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the United States. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.
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Out of the 443 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
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Lehigh University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best biological and biomedical sciences programs. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
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Dartmouth College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.
With a ranking of #8, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Brown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools ranking. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
University of California - Berkeley ranked #11 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
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California State University - Channel Islands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. It came in at #12 on the list. CSUCI is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Camarillo.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #14 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools list. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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University of San Francisco landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #16 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
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Johns Hopkins University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. It came in at #18 on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
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Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. It came in at #19 on the list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
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Cornell University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
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Boston College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. It came in at #23 on the list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Michigan State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Rest of the Top Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 443 different United States biological and biomedical sciences schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla, MO |
| 52 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 53 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA |
| 54 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
| 55 | Georgetown University | Washington, DC |
| 56 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Houston, TX |
| 57 | Salisbury University | Salisbury, MD |
| 58 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 59 | North Dakota State University - Main Campus | Fargo, ND |
| 60 | Duke University | Durham, NC |
| 61 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
| 62 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 63 | University of Missouri - St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 64 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL |
| 65 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud, MN |
| 66 | University of California - Davis | Davis, CA |
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Biological & Biomedical Sciences students that almost earned our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools award.
Biological & Biomedical Sciences by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 8,920 |
| 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 |
| Biotechnology | 1,567 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 1,509 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 1,244 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 1,241 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 825 |
| Genetics | 717 |
| Zoology | 489 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 371 |
| Molecular Medicine | 83 |
Majors Similar to Biological & Biomedical Sciences
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 61,791 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | 60,971 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 15,127 |
| Physical Sciences | 12,705 |
| Engineering Technologies | 7,672 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.
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