2024 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

a doctor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #5 out of 36 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for biological & biomedical sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 doctor's degrees in biological & biomedical sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on biological & biomedical sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of biological & biomedical sciences students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for biological & biomedical sciences 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 biological & biomedical sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for biological & biomedical sciences students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Mississippi

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for biological & biomedical sciences students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Doctorate in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Mississippi State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Mississippi State is a fairly large public university located in the town of Mississippi State.More information about a doctorate in biological & biomedical sciences from Mississippi State University

2

University of Mississippi
University, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences has to check out University of Mississippi. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Mississippi

Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	282
Virginia	29	164
Georgia	28	225
South Carolina	28	61
North Carolina	26	298
Kentucky	26	74
Alabama	25	119
Tennessee	25	182
Louisiana	25	95
Arkansas	23	33
West Virginia	20	30

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	9
Botany/Plant Biology	6
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	5
Zoology	3
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	2
Pharmacology & Toxicology	2
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	1
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	1
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	1

Majors Similar to Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	105
Engineering	59
Physical Sciences	32
Natural Resources & Conservation	10
Mathematics & Statistics	7
Architecture & Related Services	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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White. More about our data sources and methodologies.