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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

92 Colleges
$64,354 Avg Salary
$28,431 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 92 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 15% Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Virginia Medical School the best school in the United States for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Out of the 92 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount St Mary’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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San Jose State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#9

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#10

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #10, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #11, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#12

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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#13

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
14 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
15 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
16 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
17 Tufts University Medford, MA
18 Illinois State University Normal, IL

Biological & Biomedical Sciences by Region

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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