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2024 Best Biochemistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

62 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
1,597 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in biochemistry, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #79 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 62 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Biochemistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,597 degrees in biochemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Biochemistry School

Best Biochemistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of biochemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Biochemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Biochemistry Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Biological Chemistry
Master's Degrees in Biological Chemistry
Doctor's Degrees in Biological Chemistry

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Biochemistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Biochemistry in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the biological chemistry degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Biological Chemistry

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
205 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biochemistry. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were about 205 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
97 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in biochemistry has to take a look at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 97 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
35 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biochemistry. Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 35 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
52 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you want to pursue a degree in biochemistry. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were approximately 52 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

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Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MI

Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
46 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were about 46 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
66 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were roughly 66 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent data year.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
113 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 113 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

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DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
35 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

DePauw is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Greencastle. This university ranks 5th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 35 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at DePauw in the most recent data year.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
32 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were approximately 32 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Biochemistry students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Biochemistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
12 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
13 Denison University Granville, OH
14 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
15 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse La Crosse, WI

Best Biochemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best biochemistry schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 378
Michigan 915 384
Illinois 870 233
Indiana 737 283
Wisconsin 672 319

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Biochemistry is one of 9 different types of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Molecular Biology 355
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 216
Biophysics 56
Molecular Biochemistry 22
Structural Biology 8
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology 8

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