2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Biology in Arizona

A master's degree in general biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #33 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of general biology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 166 master's degrees in general biology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Biology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in biology matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Biology in Arizona ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality general biology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for general biology.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Biology in Arizona

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for general biology students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Biology Students Working on Their Master's

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Midwestern University - Glendale
Glendale, AZ

122 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Midwestern University - Glendale is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general biology. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Glendale. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in general biology in Arizona.

There were roughly 122 general biology students who graduated with this degree at Midwestern University - Glendale in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general biology from Midwestern University - Glendale

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northern Arizona University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general biology. NAU is a very large public university located in the city of Flagstaff. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in general biology in Arizona.

There were roughly 22 general biology individuals who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general biology from Northern Arizona University

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general biology has to look into Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in general biology in Arizona.

There were about 22 general biology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general biology from Arizona State University - Tempe

Best General Biology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Biology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	223	565
Oklahoma	161	12
New Mexico	104	40

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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
General Biomedical Sciences	122
Biology Studies	44

Majors Similar to Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	47
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	40
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	14
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	9
Biotechnology	8
Zoology	5
Botany/Plant Biology	5
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	4
Pharmacology & Toxicology	4
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	4

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.