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

81 Colleges
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Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 81 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 81 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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Out of the 81 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 81 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological and biomedical sciences programs. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Benedictine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological and biomedical sciences programs. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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#12

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Midwestern University - Downers Grove Downers Grove, IL
14 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
15 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
16 Wright State University - Main Campus Dayton, OH

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 25 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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