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2025 Best Biology Studies Schools in Kentucky

13 Colleges in Kentucky
953 Biological Sciences Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in biology studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #6 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 13 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of biology studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 953 degrees in biology studies annually.

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Choosing a Great Biology Studies School

Best Biology Studies Schools in Kentucky The biological sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biology Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biology studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Biology Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Biological Sciences
Master's Degrees in Biological Sciences
Doctor's Degrees in Biological Sciences

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biology Studies Schools in Kentucky ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Biology Studies in Kentucky

The schools below may not offer all types of biological sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Kentucky Schools in Biological Sciences

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY
184 Biological Sciences Degrees Awarded

University of Kentucky is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biology studies. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.

There were about 184 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY
149 Biological Sciences Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Louisville if you want to pursue a degree in biology studies. UofL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Louisville. A Best Colleges rank of #421 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 149 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available.

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In KY
120 Biological Sciences Degrees Awarded

Western Kentucky University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biology studies. WKU is a large public university located in the small city of Bowling Green. A Best Colleges rank of #851 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WKU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 120 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year.

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Centre College
Danville, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In KY

It's hard to beat Centre College if you want to pursue a degree in biology studies. Centre College of Kentucky is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Danville. A Best Colleges rank of #589 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Centre College of Kentucky is a great college overall.

There were approximately 23 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Centre College of Kentucky in the most recent data year.

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Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In KY

Located in the large city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #873 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Bellarmine U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Bellarmine U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In KY
10.7% Growth in Graduates

Transylvania is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Lexington. This university ranks 15th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were about 28 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Transylvania in the most recent year we have data available.

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Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In KY
58 Biological Sciences Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #842 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NKU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 58 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In KY
45 Biological Sciences Degrees Awarded

Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 45 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In KY
39 Biological Sciences Degrees Awarded

Murray State is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Murray. This university ranks 16th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were approximately 39 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In KY
59 Biological Sciences Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were approximately 59 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Cumberlands in the most recent data year.

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Best Biology Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Biology Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 4,742
North Carolina 710 3,521
Georgia 690 3,359
Virginia 630 3,065
Tennessee 624 1,452
South Carolina 530 1,751
Mississippi 501 1,128
Alabama 500 1,399
Louisiana 489 1,496
Arkansas 466 881
West Virginia 410 510

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biomedical Sciences 148

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