A degree in biology education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #467 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 137 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biology Education Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 865 degrees in biology education to qualified students.
The biology teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biology Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Biology Education 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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Best Schools for Biology Education in the United States
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 biology teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Every student who is interested in biology education has to look into Teachers College at Columbia University. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.
There were about 9 biology education students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Stanford University if you want to pursue a degree in biology education. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 biology education students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.
Western Washington University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in biology education. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #215 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1 biology education students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent data year.
Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in biology education. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 biology education students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 3 biology education students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available.
SIUC is a large public university located in the small city of Carbondale. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 2 biology education students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1 biology education students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fresno. This university ranks 59th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 1 biology education students who graduated with this degree at Fresno Pacific in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were about 1 biology education students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.
QC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Queens. This college ranks 26th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 9 biology education students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent data year.
Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 biology education students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.
Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #256 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.
There were approximately 3 biology education students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 34th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 17 biology education students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #242 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means North Dakota State University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 biology education students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 12th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 1 biology education students who graduated with this degree at Calvin in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 1 biology education students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.
EWU is a large public university located in the fringe town of Cheney. This university ranks 14th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 1 biology education students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Mankato. This university ranks 13th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 4 biology education students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 biology education students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
NAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Flagstaff. This university ranks 5th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 8 biology education students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available.
Illinois State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Normal. A Best Colleges rank of #231 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Illinois State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 11 biology education students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 31st out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 1 biology education students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Rock Island, Augustana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 1 biology education students who graduated with this degree at Augustana 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).