2025 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #5 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 479 doctor's degrees in biological & biomedical sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Doctorate in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

155 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Pennsylvania

2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

108 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	30	625
Maryland	29	232
New Jersey	28	105
District of Columbia	24	87
Delaware	21	29

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	95
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	74
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	68
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	60
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	41
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	35
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	33
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	20
Pharmacology & Toxicology	17
Genetics	13

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	599
Physical Sciences	273
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	146
Mathematics & Statistics	117
Architecture & Related Services	11
Engineering Technologies	10
Natural Resources & Conservation	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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White. More about our data sources and methodologies.