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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$64,354 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate 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 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Benedictine University to be the most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

Women make up 83% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 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 medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at U-M, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Of the 32 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Michigan State, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at GVSU, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Purdue, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#7

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Ball State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - East did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Richmond, IU East is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at IU East, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Western Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

About 25% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#8

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 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 32 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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