2025 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio

General Biology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general biology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 71 doctor's degrees in general biology during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general biology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt general biology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general biology related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The 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 General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Biology in Ohio

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

Top Ohio Schools for a Doctorate in Biology

1

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

25 Annual Graduates

Ohio State University - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in general biology. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general biology from Ohio State University - Main Campus

2

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general biology needs to take a look at Case Western Reserve University. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general biology from Case Western Reserve University

Best General Biology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	40
Michigan	149	18
Indiana	132	50
Wisconsin	108	11

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General Biology Related Rankings by Major

General Biology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Biology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	37
General Biomedical Sciences	34

Majors Similar to Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	28
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	25
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	25
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	25
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	20
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	18
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	18
Pharmacology & Toxicology	14
Genetics	11
Molecular Medicine	11

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.