by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual reviewed 425 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of biological & biomedical sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19,635 master's degrees in biological & biomedical sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of biological & biomedical sciences for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for biological & biomedical sciences students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Harvard University is a good decision for students pursuing a master's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Harvard University
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in biological & biomedical sciences needs to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Columbia University in the City of New York
It is difficult to beat Johns Hopkins University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Johns Hopkins University
Princeton University is a great decision for students interested in a master's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Princeton University
Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Georgetown University
UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Pennsylvania
Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Haven.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Yale University
Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Stanford University
Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Northwestern University
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Southern California
WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Washington University in St Louis
Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Brown University
Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Duke University
UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Wisconsin - Madison
NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from New York University
Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Michigan State University
Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Tufts University
UF is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Florida
Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Case Western Reserve University
Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Emory University
Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Boston University
UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
This list shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 425 different United States biological & biomedical sciences schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL |
| 52 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA |
| 53 | University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley, CA |
| 54 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT |
| 55 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 56 | University of Denver | Denver, CO |
| 57 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX |
| 58 | University of Maryland Global Campus | Adelphi, MD |
| 59 | University of Rochester | Rochester, NY |
| 60 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 61 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 62 | George Mason University | Fairfax, VA |
| 63 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY |
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools award.
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| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 6,968 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 2,134 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 1,932 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 1,686 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 1,552 |
| Biotechnology | 1,461 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 840 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 681 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 631 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 459 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 48,049 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 12,658 |
| Physical Sciences | 6,760 |
| Engineering Technologies | 6,549 |
| Architecture & Related Services | 6,350 |
| Natural Resources & Conservation | 4,521 |
| Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | 2,949 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 1,035 |
| Science Technologies / Technicians | 66 |
