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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in the New England 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Yale University Report

#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 72 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Boston U, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Medical School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Women make up 51% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester Report

#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Of the 38 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Brown, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Out of the 24 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

About 37% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 63% are male.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University 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 #7 on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

Women make up 56% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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University of Connecticut landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UCONN, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#9

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College 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. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 48% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst 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 #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,770
Rhode Island 92
Connecticut 675
New Hampshire 62
Maine 26
Vermont 49

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 24 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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