2025 Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region
6Colleges in the Plains States Region
339Cell Biology Degrees Awarded
$43,804Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in cell biology & anatomical sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #111 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 339 degrees in cell biology & anatomical sciences annually.
Choosing a Great Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences School
The cell biology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences rankings. For our Best Overall Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 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.
Pick Your Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Degree Level
The cell 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 Biology & Anatomical Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region.
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Best Schools for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences in the Plains States 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 cell biology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Washington University in St Louis is a good option for students pursuing a degree in cell biology & anatomical sciences. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 cell biology & anatomical sciences students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in cell biology & anatomical sciences has to take a look at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 83 cell biology & anatomical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the cell biology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $36,532.
University of Kansas is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in cell biology & anatomical sciences. KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence. This university ranks 1st out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 78 cell biology & anatomical sciences students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.
Creighton University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in cell biology & anatomical sciences. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Omaha. A Best Colleges rank of #128 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.
There were about 11 cell biology & anatomical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent year we have data available.
UMKC is a large public university located in the large city of Kansas City. This university ranks 14th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 10 cell biology & anatomical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 92 cell biology & anatomical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the cell biology program earn an average of $30,643 in the first couple years of working.
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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