Biology Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #6 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Hawaii to determine which ones were the best for biology studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 244 degrees in biology studies annually.
Your choice of biology studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Biology Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Biology Studies Schools in Hawaii list to help you make the college decision.
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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 biological sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Hawaii at Manoa is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biology studies. UH Manoa is a large public university located in the city of Honolulu. A Best Colleges rank of #810 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UH Manoa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 131 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in biology studies has to take a look at Chaminade University of Honolulu. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #740 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Chaminade University of Honolulu is a great university overall.
There were about 20 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Chaminade University of Honolulu in the most recent data year.
University of Hawaii at Hilo is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biology studies. Located in the remote town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were about 30 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UH Hilo in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in biology studies has to take a look at Hawaii Pacific University. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 8th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were roughly 25 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Hawaii Pacific University in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of biology studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Biology Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
