If you plan on majoring in molecular biology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #356 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for molecular biology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 254 degrees in molecular biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The molecular biology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Molecular Biology rankings. For our Best Overall Molecular Biology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Molecular Biology Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of molecular biology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in molecular biology. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 228 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
Eastern Michigan University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in molecular biology. Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 20th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 8 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Wayne State University if you wish to pursue a degree in molecular biology. Wayne State is a very large public university located in the large city of Detroit. A Best Colleges rank of #381 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.
There were about 1 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in molecular biology needs to look into University of Michigan - Flint. UM Flint is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Flint. This university ranks 40th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 12 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at UM Flint 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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The molecular biology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Molecular Biology rankings. For our Best Overall Molecular Biology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
