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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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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 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.

The Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree.

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 master’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very 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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Plains States Region . KCU - Kansas City is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 81 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UNK, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

About 62% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 38% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Ponce Health Sciences University - St Louis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Ponce Health Sciences University - St Louis is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of St.-Louis.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Washington University in St Louis 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 suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 44% are male.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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

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#8

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #8, University of Iowa 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 small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Iowa, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 57% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

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 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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