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

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

In 2020-2021, 28,851 biological and biomedical sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Southwest 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the Southwest Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 49% are male.

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Out of the 35 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

About 66% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 34% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Baylor College of Medicine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Of the 53 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at ASU - Tempe, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 41% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 42 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UT Austin, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public school with a small 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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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 34 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UT Health San Antonio, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

About 66% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 34% are male.

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#10

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UH, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 454
Texas 2,128
Oklahoma 193
New Mexico 69

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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