2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Biophysics in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in biophysics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #151 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the most popular for biophysics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 doctor's degrees in biophysics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Biophysics School for Your Doctor's Degree

The biophysics doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Biophysics in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for biophysics, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Biophysics Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for biophysics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biophysics in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in biophysics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Biophysics Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MD

#1 Best Quality In MD

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Johns Hopkins University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in biophysics. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in biophysics in Maryland.

There were roughly 13 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in biophysics from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MD

#2 Best Quality In MD

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in biophysics. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in biophysics in Maryland.

There were roughly 4 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of Maryland - College Park

3

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

Cornell University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in biophysics. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in biophysics in New York.

There were roughly 3 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in biophysics from Cornell University

4

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in biophysics. Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Bronx. More information about a doctorate in biophysics from Albert Einstein College of Medicine

4

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

#2 Best Quality In NY

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in biophysics has to take a look at University of Rochester. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Rochester. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in biophysics in New York.

There were approximately 2 biophysics individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of Rochester

6

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

#1 Most Popular In PA

Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. More information about a doctorate in biophysics from Carnegie Mellon University

6

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

#4 Most Popular In NY

Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in biophysics from Syracuse University

6

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

#4 Most Popular In NY

University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo. More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University at Buffalo

Best Biophysics Colleges by State

Explore the most popular biophysics colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	374	11
Pennsylvania	303	0
Maryland	179	10

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Biophysics Related Rankings by Major

Biophysics is one of 8 different types of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Biophysics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry	69
Molecular Biology	57
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	27
Molecular Biochemistry	12
Structural Biology	4
Molecular Biophysics	3
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	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.