2024 Best Bioinformatics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #432 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Bioinformatics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 bachelor's degrees in bioinformatics 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 many resources a school devotes to bioinformatics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other bioinformatics students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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 bioinformatics related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Bioinformatics Schools

The bioinformatics 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 Bioinformatics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Bioinformatics in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Bioinformatics

1

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Loyola University Chicago if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in bioinformatics from Loyola University Chicago

2

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

4 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Michigan Technological University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in bioinformatics from Michigan Technological University

Best Bioinformatics Colleges by State

Explore the best bioinformatics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	4
Illinois	558	21
Wisconsin	435	3

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Bioinformatics Related Rankings by Major

Bioinformatics is one of 4 different types of Biomathematics & Bioinformatics programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Bioinformatics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computational Biology	5
Biostatistics	3
Biomathematics	3

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.