2025 Best Biology Studies Schools in the New England Region
67Colleges in the New England Region
5,134Biological Sciences Degrees Awarded
Ranked #6 in popularity, biology studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 67 schools in the New England Region 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 5,134 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. For our Best Overall Biology Studies 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.
The biological sciences 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 Biology Studies Schools in the New England Region.
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Best Schools for Biology Studies in the New England Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the biological sciences degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
13 Top New England Region Schools in Biological Sciences
It is difficult to beat Northeastern University if you wish to pursue a degree in biology studies. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were about 137 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.
Tufts University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biology studies. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were about 152 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat University of New Hampshire - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in biology studies. UNH is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Durham. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were approximately 44 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent year we have data available.
Boston College is a great choice for students interested in a degree in biology studies. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 184 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.
Located in the fringe town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were approximately 190 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were approximately 60 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year.
Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 163 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 111 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were roughly 317 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.
WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WPI is a great school overall.
There were roughly 52 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 3rd out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were about 91 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 154 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available.
Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Holy Cross is a great college overall.
There were about 50 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Holy Cross in the most recent data year.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Biology Studies Schools in the New England Region award.
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. For our Best Overall Biology Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
