2024 Best Bioinformatics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

a doctor's degree in bioinformatics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #116 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for bioinformatics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 17 doctor's degrees in bioinformatics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on bioinformatics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other bioinformatics students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized bioinformatics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for bioinformatics students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Bioinformatics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Bioinformatics in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in bioinformatics.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Bioinformatics

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Washington University in St Louis is a good option for students interested in a doctor's degree in bioinformatics. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from Washington University in St Louis

2

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Iowa State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in bioinformatics. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames.More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from Iowa State University

Best Bioinformatics Colleges by State

Explore the best bioinformatics schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	199	3
Iowa	177	7
Missouri	175	6
Kansas	134	0
Nebraska	99	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Bioinformatics

One of 4 majors within the Biomathematics & Bioinformatics area of study, Bioinformatics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biostatistics	16
Biomathematics	5
Computational Biology	2

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.