2025 Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in cell/cellular & molecular biology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #101 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 307 bachelor's degrees in cell/cellular & molecular biology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to cell/cellular & molecular biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of cell/cellular & molecular biology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized cell/cellular & molecular biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for cell/cellular & molecular biology students working on their bachelor's degree.

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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 Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in cell/cellular & molecular biology.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

290 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in cell/cellular & molecular biology. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in cell/cellular & molecular biology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Illinois State University
Normal, IL

17 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Illinois State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in cell/cellular & molecular biology. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in cell/cellular & molecular biology from Illinois State University

Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	155
Ohio	612	40
Indiana	535	5
Wisconsin	435	2

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Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Related Rankings by Major

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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 Kelvin Song. More about our data sources and methodologies.