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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 440 schools in the United States to see which master'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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the biological and biomedical sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's 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 master’s degree in the United States. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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#4

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Princeton University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#6

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

With a ranking of #6, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #7, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#8

Brown University

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #8, Brown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#9

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#11

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #12, California State University - Channel Islands did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. CSUCI is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Camarillo.

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With a ranking of #13, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#14

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#15

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#17

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco ranked #17 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #18 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #19 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#21

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

With a ranking of #21, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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#22

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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#24

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Rest of the Top Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools

#28

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
#30

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
#31

Hood College

Frederick, MD
#32

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT
#33

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY
#35

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA
#36

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY
#41

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
#42

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT
#43

Yale University

New Haven, CT
#44

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
#46

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD
#49

American University

Washington, DC

Additional Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 440 different United States biological and biomedical sciences schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Georgetown University Washington, DC
52 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO
53 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
54 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
55 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
56 Illinois State University Normal, IL
57 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
58 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
59 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
60 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
61 University of Missouri - St Louis Saint Louis, MO
62 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
63 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
64 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
65 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
66 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA

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 Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
67 Emory University Atlanta, GA
68 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
69 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA
70 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
71 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
72 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
73 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI
74 Clemson University Clemson, SC
75 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
76 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
77 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
78 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
79 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
80 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
81 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
82 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
83 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
84 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
85 William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ
86 Kean University Union, NJ
87 Washington State University Pullman, WA
88 The College at Brockport Brockport, NY

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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