2025 Best Biology Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Biology Studies is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #30 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Biology Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 55 doctor's degrees in biology studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on biology studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other biology studies students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biology studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for biology studies students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biology Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biology Studies in Maryland

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in biology studies.

Top Maryland Schools for a Doctorate in Biological Sciences

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in biology studies. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in biology studies from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in biology studies has to check out University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in biology studies from University of Maryland - College Park

Best Biology Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Biology Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	104
Pennsylvania	311	40
New Jersey	165	4
District of Columbia	143	16
Delaware	63	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biological Sciences

One of 1 majors within the General Biology area of study, Biology Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biomedical Sciences	5

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.