2025 Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in oncology & cancer biology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #145 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for oncology & cancer biology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 26 doctor's degrees in oncology & cancer biology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on oncology & cancer biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of oncology & cancer 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized oncology & cancer biology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Oncology & Cancer Biology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Oncology & Cancer Biology in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in oncology & cancer biology.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Oncology and Cancer Biology

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in oncology & cancer biology. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in oncology & cancer biology from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in oncology & cancer biology has to take a look at University of Chicago. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in oncology & cancer biology from University of Chicago

Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best oncology & cancer biology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	7
Michigan	257	11
Ohio	253	3
Wisconsin	163	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Oncology and Cancer Biology

One of 13 majors within the Physiology & Pathology Sciences area of study, Oncology & Cancer Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Physiology	35
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	17
Molecular Physiology	10
Cell Physiology	8
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology	8
Vision Science/Physiological Optics	5
Endocrinology	3
Cardiovascular Science	3

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.