When it comes to popularity, biophysics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #732 out of 1506 majors in the country. 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 reviewed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of biophysics. Combined, these schools handed out 17 degrees in biophysics to qualified students.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biophysics Schools in Pennsylvania 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 biophysics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Pennsylvania is a great option for students pursuing a degree in biophysics. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
Bucknell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in biophysics. Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bucknell is a great university overall.More information about a degree in biophysics from Bucknell University
Every student who is interested in biophysics has to take a look at Temple University. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 1 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Scranton is a good option for students pursuing a degree in biophysics. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Scranton. This university ranks 16th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 1 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at University of Scranton in the most recent data year.
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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