2024 Best Computational Biology Schools
18
Colleges in the United States
287
Computational Biology Degrees Awarded
Computational Biology is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #797 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual looked at 18 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Computational Biology Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 287 degrees in computational biology to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Computational Biology School
Your choice of computational biology 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 computational biology 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.
Pick Your Computational Biology Degree Level
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Best Schools for Computational Biology in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of computational biology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Schools in Computational Biology
It is difficult to beat Harvard University if you wish to pursue a degree in computational biology. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were roughly 24 computational biology students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in computational biology from Harvard UniversityDoctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
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Most Popular In MA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computational biology. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.
There were about 28 computational biology students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in computational biology from Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEvery student who is interested in computational biology needs to look into Princeton University. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.
There were approximately 20 computational biology students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in computational biology from Princeton UniversityDoctor's Degree
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Most Popular In RI
Any student who is interested in computational biology has to check out Brown University. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 16 computational biology students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in computational biology from Brown UniversityUTHealth is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Houston.
There were roughly 7 computational biology students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in computational biology from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston