If you pursue a degree in biology studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #6 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Vermont to determine which ones were the best for biology studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 238 degrees in biology studies to qualified students.
Your choice of biology studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biology studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biology Studies Schools in Vermont ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of biological sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in biology studies needs to look into Middlebury College. Located in the town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.
There were about 26 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Vermont is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biology studies. UVM is a large public university located in the small city of Burlington. A Best Colleges rank of #515 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UVM is a great university overall.
There were roughly 137 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available.
Saint Michael's College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biology studies. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize suburb of Colchester. This college ranks 5th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were roughly 41 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Saint Michael's in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Norwich University if you want to pursue a degree in biology studies. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Northfield. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were about 12 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Norwich in the most recent data year.
Biology Studies is one of 1 different types of General Biology programs to choose from.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of biology studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biology studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
