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2025 Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Schools

46 Colleges in the United States
4,386 Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Degrees Awarded
A degree in cell/cellular & molecular biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #164 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 46 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of cell/cellular & molecular biology. Combined, these schools handed out 4,386 degrees in cell/cellular & molecular biology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology School

Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Schools Your choice of cell/cellular & molecular biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
Bachelor's Degrees in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
Master's Degrees in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
Doctor's Degrees in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology

The cell/cellular and molecular biology 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 Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Schools. 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 Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology in the United States

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 cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
54 Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in cell/cellular & molecular biology needs to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 54 cell/cellular & molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
806 Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in cell/cellular & molecular biology needs to look into University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were roughly 806 cell/cellular & molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA
21.4% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in cell/cellular & molecular biology needs to check out Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 cell/cellular & molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
307 Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in cell/cellular & molecular biology has to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 307 cell/cellular & molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
185 Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Degrees Awarded

Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 185 cell/cellular & molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
215 Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Degrees Awarded

UCSD is a very large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 215 cell/cellular & molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
113 Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were about 113 cell/cellular & molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CT
178 Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 178 cell/cellular & molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
49 Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Degrees Awarded

Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 49 cell/cellular & molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
250 Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Degrees Awarded

UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the city of Santa Cruz. This university ranks 13th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 250 cell/cellular & molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology students that almost earned our Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
12 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
13 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
14 Brown University Providence, RI
15 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology by Region

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Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology is one of 6 different types of Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Anatomy 930
Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology 563
Other Cell/Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences 350
Cell Biology & Anatomy 139
Developmental Biology & Embryology 72

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