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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

With 28,851 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biological & Biomedical Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 139 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at U-M, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 52% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 46% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Of the 61 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Michigan State, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UIUC, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 45% are male.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Of the 52 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at IU Bloomington, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

About 62% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Of the 42 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Case Western, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,234
Indiana 490
Ohio 1,151
Wisconsin 327
Michigan 900

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

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 26 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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