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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

50 Colleges
$29,918 Avg Salary
$24,179 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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.

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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the Plains States 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.

Check out the biological and biomedical sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for biological and biomedical sciences students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 50 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students. KCU - Kansas City is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #8, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological and biomedical sciences programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences schools 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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