2025 Best Biophysics Schools in Illinois

Biophysics isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #732 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of biophysics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 30 degrees in biophysics annually.

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• Best Overall Biophysics Schools List

Biophysics Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Biophysics Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Biophysics in Illinois

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 biophysics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Biophysics

1

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

47.1% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in biophysics. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in biophysics from University of Chicago

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

80.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in biophysics needs to look into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in biophysics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Best Biophysics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Biophysics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	11
Michigan	915	20
Indiana	737	2
Wisconsin	672	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biophysics

One of 9 majors within the Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology area of study, Biophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry	229
Molecular Biochemistry	21
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	17
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	3
Molecular Biology	2

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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.