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by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 107,165 general biology students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,334 and had an average of $23,818 in loans still to pay off.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,568 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major” ranking analyzed 191 colleges that offered a degree in general biology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general biology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major list. Duarte, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s biology degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockefeller University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major list. Rockefeller University is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 33 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 191 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biology students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Biology at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major list. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai General Biology Report
With a ranking of #6, Morehouse School of Medicine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major list. Morehouse School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of California - San Francisco did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major ranking, coming in at #7. University of California - San Francisco is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 doctorate’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Biology at University of California - San Francisco
California Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major ranking. California Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full California Institute of Technology General Biology Report
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 29 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Biology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biology degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Biology at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
University of North Texas Health Science Center came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major ranking. University of North Texas Health Science Center is a public institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Biology at UNT Health Science Center
With a ranking of #12, The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major list. The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center is a small public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 18 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Emory University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 55 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biology students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Biology at Tennessee State University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 29 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Stanford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major ranking, coming in at #16. Stanford University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 32 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ponce Health Sciences University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major ranking, coming in at #17. PHSU is located in Ponce, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Harvard University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major list. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 49 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of California - San Diego landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major ranking. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - San Diego General Biology Report
Clark Atlanta University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Biology at Clark Atlanta University
With a ranking of #21, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Notre Dame ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major list. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s biology students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major ranking, coming in at #24. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center General Biology Report
Howard University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major ranking. Howard University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 7 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Not only did these schools make the top 29 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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