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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities 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.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Out of the 20 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Iowa Report

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Kansas

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska Medical Center is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

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

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Iowa State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

About 39% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 61% are male.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Iowa State University Report

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Kansas State University

With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

About 54% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 46% are male.

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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Report

North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 175
Missouri 426
Minnesota 363
Iowa 237
North Dakota 56
Nebraska 226
South Dakota 42

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 20 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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