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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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$64,354 Avg Salary
$28,431 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences students earned 1,234 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate 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 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 Illinois. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 125 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Benedictine U, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#4

Governors State University

University Park, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Governors State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
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 7 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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