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2023 Most Popular Online Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

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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 Most Popular Online Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the most popular online school in the United States for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 23 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

About 53% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the United States. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 47% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#4

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

Out of the 23 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at USJ, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Women make up 50% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 19 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Mizzou, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 63% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#8

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

University of the Sciences ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. USciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 13 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at USciences, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#9

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#9

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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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 23 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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