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2024 Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
33 Oncology and Cancer Biology Degrees Awarded
Oncology & Cancer Biology isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #874 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for oncology & cancer biology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 degrees in oncology & cancer biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Oncology & Cancer Biology School

Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of oncology & cancer biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Oncology & Cancer Biology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Oncology & Cancer Biology Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Oncology and Cancer Biology
Doctor's Degrees in Oncology and Cancer Biology

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Oncology & Cancer Biology in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of oncology and cancer biology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Oncology and Cancer Biology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
60.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in oncology & cancer biology has to take a look at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were approximately 5 oncology & cancer biology students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
20.0% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you wish to pursue a degree in oncology & cancer biology. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 oncology & cancer biology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

It is hard to beat University of Chicago if you wish to pursue a degree in oncology & cancer biology. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 oncology & cancer biology students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
33.3% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Toledo if you want to pursue a degree in oncology & cancer biology. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 3 oncology & cancer biology students who graduated with this degree at University of Toledo in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL

Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 1 oncology & cancer biology students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Detroit. This university ranks 7th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 6 oncology & cancer biology students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year.

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Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best oncology & cancer biology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 3
Michigan 915 11
Illinois 870 14
Wisconsin 672 5

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Oncology & Cancer Biology is one of 13 different types of Physiology & Pathology Sciences programs to choose from.

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Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 324
Pathology/Experimental Pathology 35
Cell Physiology 32
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Molecular Physiology 12
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