2024 Best Biology Studies Schools in District of Columbia
4Colleges in District of Columbia
434Biological Sciences Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #6 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of biology studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 434 degrees in biology studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The biological sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biology Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Biology Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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The biological sciences 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 Biology Studies Schools in District of Columbia.
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Best Schools for Biology Studies in District of Columbia
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 biological sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top District of Columbia Schools in Biological Sciences
Georgetown University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in biology studies. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.
George Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biology studies. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 119 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
Howard University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biology studies. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This university ranks 6th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were roughly 208 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat American University if you want to pursue a degree in biology studies. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were approximately 23 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at The American University 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).