2024 Best Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

a bachelor's degree in molecular biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #243 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for molecular biology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 118 bachelor's degrees in molecular biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on molecular biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of molecular biology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized molecular biology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for molecular biology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Molecular Biology Schools

The molecular biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Molecular Biology in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in molecular biology.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Molecular Biology

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

66 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Boston University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in molecular biology. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in molecular biology from Boston University

2

Assumption University
Worcester, MA

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in molecular biology has to check out Assumption University. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Worcester.More information about a bachelor’s in molecular biology from Assumption University

Best Molecular Biology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Molecular Biology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	341	47
Vermont	289	12
Maine	281	10
New Hampshire	276	1

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Molecular Biology Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Molecular Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry	311
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	239
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology	15
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	15
Biophysics	7

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.