2025 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 97 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for biological & biomedical sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 9,113 doctor's degrees in biological & biomedical sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Biological & Biomedical Sciences School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of biological & biomedical sciences for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality biological & biomedical sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to biological & biomedical sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other biological & biomedical sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt biological & biomedical sciences 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 biological & biomedical sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for biological & biomedical sciences students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The biological & biomedical sciences 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

19 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

87 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences has to look into Cornell University. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca.More information about a doctorate in biological & biomedical sciences from Cornell University

2

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

111 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in biological & biomedical sciences from Columbia University in the City of New York

3

Duke University
Durham, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

99 Annual Graduates

Duke University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in biological & biomedical sciences from Duke University

4

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

117 Annual Graduates

Stanford University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford.More information about a doctorate in biological & biomedical sciences from Stanford University

5

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

126 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in biological & biomedical sciences from University of California - Los Angeles

16

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

76 Annual Graduates

Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a doctorate in biological & biomedical sciences from Boston University

17

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

134 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

18

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

155 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Pennsylvania

19

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

85 Annual Graduates

USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Southern California

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Biological & Biomedical Sciences students that almost earned our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools award.

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White. More about our data sources and methodologies.