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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the New England Region

50 Colleges
$36,886 Avg Salary
$24,431 Avg Student Debt

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the New England Region to see which 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 .

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in the New England Region for biological and biomedical sciences students. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Boston University Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 50 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 50 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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University of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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#8

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

With a ranking of #8, Brandeis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Brandeis University Report

#9

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological and biomedical sciences programs. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,770
Rhode Island 92
Connecticut 675
New Hampshire 62
Maine 26
Vermont 49

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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