2025 Best Bioinformatics Schools in District of Columbia

A degree in bioinformatics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #397 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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of bioinformatics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 42 degrees in bioinformatics annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Bioinformatics Schools List

Bioinformatics Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Bioinformatics Schools in District of Columbia list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Bioinformatics in District of Columbia

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the bioinformatics degree levels they offer.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Bioinformatics

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Georgetown University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in bioinformatics. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a degree in bioinformatics from Georgetown University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

13.8% Growth in Graduates

George Washington University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in bioinformatics. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in bioinformatics from George Washington University

Best Bioinformatics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Bioinformatics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	140
Pennsylvania	978	49
Maryland	618	21
New Jersey	614	5
Delaware	345	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics is one of 4 different types of Biomathematics & Bioinformatics programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Bioinformatics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biostatistics	25

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.