2024 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

General Biology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for general biology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 13 doctor's degrees in general biology to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general biology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor'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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general biology to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general biology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Biology Schools

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Biology in Missouri

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

Top Missouri Schools for a Doctorate in Biology

1

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

6 Annual Graduates

University of Missouri - Columbia is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general biology. Mizzou is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia.More information about a doctorate in general biology from University of Missouri - Columbia

2

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

5 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general biology needs to take a look at Saint Louis University. SLU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Louis.More information about a doctorate in general biology from Saint Louis University

Best General Biology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best General Biology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	120	4
Iowa	110	7
Kansas	97	10
Nebraska	70	11
North Dakota	68	4
South Dakota	45	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biology

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, General Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Biology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	13

Majors Similar to Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	27
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	15
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	15
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	15
Genetics	13
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	7
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	5
Botany/Plant Biology	3
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	2
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	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). More about our data sources and methodologies.