When it comes to popularity, biophysics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #732 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of biophysics. Combined, these schools handed out 22 degrees in biophysics to qualified students.
Your choice of biophysics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Biophysics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The biophysics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Biophysics Schools in New York.
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The schools below may not offer all types of biophysics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biophysics. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were about 3 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in biophysics. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. This university ranks 2nd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 4 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat SUNY Geneseo if you want to pursue a degree in biophysics. Located in the town of Geneseo, SUNY Geneseo is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 68th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.More information about a degree in biophysics from SUNY Geneseo
Best Biophysics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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).
Your choice of biophysics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Biophysics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
