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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 28,851 biological and biomedical sciences students received their degrees and certificates, 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. 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 595 schools in the United States to see which master'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.

Check out the biological and biomedical sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 62% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 595 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 68% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 59% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Georgetown University Report

#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 595 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 70% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 30% are male.

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Out of the 595 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 66% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Liberty University Report

University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Of the 321 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at USF Tampa, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

About 58% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#10

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 261 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Tulane, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

About 65% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#11

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

About 65% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 35% are male.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#14

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

About 58% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#15

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

About 72% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#16

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Of the 214 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Harvard, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#17

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 62% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#18

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 207 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Drexel, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#19

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University Report

#20

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at George Washington University Report

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 173 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UMN Twin Cities, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 170 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UCSD, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 165 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UAB, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

With a ranking of #24, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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

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With a ranking of #24, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 159 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at USC, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#30

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS
#31

Barry University

Miami, FL
#37

Clemson University

Clemson, SC
#38

Duke University

Durham, NC
#40

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
#42

Bluefield College

Bluefield, VA
#44

University of Delaware

Newark, DE
#46

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL
#47

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
#48

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA
#50

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

Additional Award Winners

This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 595 different United States biological and biomedical sciences schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences Kansas City, MO
52 University of Chicago Chicago, IL
52 University of Mississippi University, MS
54 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
55 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY
55 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
57 Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Scranton, PA
58 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
59 Roosevelt University Chicago, IL
59 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
61 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
61 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
61 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
64 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
65 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
66 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
66 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
68 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
69 Wright State University - Main Campus Dayton, OH
70 Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN
71 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
72 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
72 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL
72 Auburn University Auburn, AL
75 Stanford University Stanford, CA
76 Ponce Health Sciences University Ponce, PR
77 The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY
78 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
78 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
80 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
81 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
81 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
83 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
84 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA
84 University of California - Davis Davis, CA
84 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
87 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
88 Washington State University Pullman, WA
88 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
88 Princeton University Princeton, NJ

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Biological & Biomedical Sciences students that almost earned our Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
91 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
91 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
93 Iowa State University Ames, IA
93 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX
93 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
96 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
96 University of Georgia Athens, GA
96 Rocky Vista University Parker, CO
99 Marian University Indianapolis, IN
100 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
100 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
100 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
100 Brown University Providence, RI
104 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
104 Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY
104 New York Medical College Valhalla, NY
107 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX
108 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX
108 Hood College Frederick, MD
108 University of New Haven West Haven, CT
108 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
112 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
112 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
114 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
114 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
116 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
116 Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, VA
118 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
118 The University of Tampa Tampa, FL
118 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY

Biological & Biomedical Sciences by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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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