2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Plains States Region

Bioinformatics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #135 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 15 doctor's degrees in bioinformatics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Bioinformatics School for Your Doctor's Degree

The bioinformatics 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 Bioinformatics in the Plains States Region ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for bioinformatics, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for bioinformatics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Bioinformatics in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in bioinformatics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Bioinformatics Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

Iowa State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in bioinformatics. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Ames. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in bioinformatics in Iowa.

There were approximately 10 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from Iowa State University

2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in bioinformatics. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in bioinformatics in Minnesota.

There were roughly 3 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

3

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

Washington University in St Louis is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in bioinformatics. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in bioinformatics in Missouri.

There were roughly 2 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from Washington University in St Louis

4

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

#1 Most Popular In KS

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Kansas if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in bioinformatics. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from University of Kansas

4

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

#2 Most Popular In IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Iowa is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in bioinformatics. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from University of Iowa

Best Bioinformatics Colleges by State

Explore the most popular bioinformatics schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	198	2
Iowa	184	8
Missouri	164	4
Kansas	126	0
Nebraska	91	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Bioinformatics

One of 4 majors within the Biomathematics & Bioinformatics area of study, Bioinformatics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biostatistics	19
Biomathematics	6
Computational 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).
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