You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in molecular physiology. It is ranked #1162 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Molecular Physiology Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 28 degrees in molecular physiology to qualified students.
Your choice of molecular physiology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Molecular Physiology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.
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Best Schools for Molecular Physiology in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of molecular physiology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you want to pursue a degree in molecular physiology. UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. This university ranks 4th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 10 molecular physiology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great option for students pursuing a degree in molecular physiology. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 9 molecular physiology students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in molecular physiology. UAB is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Birmingham. This university ranks 4th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 2 molecular physiology students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year.
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 molecular physiology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Molecular Physiology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
