2025 Best Bioinformatics Schools in the New England Region

Bioinformatics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #397 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Bioinformatics Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 153 degrees in bioinformatics to qualified students.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Bioinformatics Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Bioinformatics in the New England Region

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 bioinformatics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New England Region Schools in Bioinformatics

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Bioinformatics Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in bioinformatics needs to look into Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a degree in bioinformatics from Boston University

2

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

63 Bioinformatics Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in bioinformatics needs to look into Northeastern University. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a degree in bioinformatics from Northeastern University

Best Bioinformatics Colleges by State

Explore the best bioinformatics colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	115
Connecticut	538	0
Maine	396	4
New Hampshire	395	0

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Bioinformatics Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Bioinformatics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biostatistics	158
Computational Biology	73
Biomathematics	34

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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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.