Computational Biology is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #797 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computational Biology Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 degrees in computational biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The computational 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 Computational Biology Schools in Texas.
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The schools below may not offer all types of computational biology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computational biology. UTHealth is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Houston.
There were about 4 computational biology students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat University of St. Thomas if you wish to pursue a degree in computational biology. UST is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston.
There were roughly 5 computational biology students who graduated with this degree at UST in the most recent data year.
The University of Texas at Arlington is a great decision for students interested in a degree in computational biology. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a very large student population.
There were roughly 10 computational biology students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent year we have data available.
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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