74
Colleges in the United States
1,156
Bioinformatics Degrees Awarded
Bioinformatics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #397 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 74 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Bioinformatics Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,156 degrees in bioinformatics to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
The bioinformatics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Bioinformatics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Bioinformatics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Bioinformatics Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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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 bioinformatics degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Harvard University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in bioinformatics. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.
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University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in bioinformatics. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 11 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in bioinformatics from University of Pennsylvania
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
35
Bioinformatics Degrees Awarded
Columbia University in the City of New York is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in bioinformatics. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were about 35 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
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It is difficult to beat Washington University in St Louis if you want to pursue a degree in bioinformatics. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 17 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In CA
UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 13 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MN
UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. This university ranks 1st out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 14 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
72
Bioinformatics Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 72 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
33
Bioinformatics Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 33 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
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