by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 242 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23,405 master's degrees in biological & biomedical sciences during the <nil> academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of biological & biomedical sciences for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
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 master's degree.
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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master'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.
It's hard to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a master's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Cornell University
It's hard to beat Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue a master's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Johns Hopkins University
University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Pennsylvania
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in biological & biomedical sciences has to take a look at New York University. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from New York University
Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Columbia University in the City of New York
Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Duke University
UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Washington University in St Louis
Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from San Francisco State University
Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Boston University
Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Georgetown University
UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of California - Los Angeles
UGA is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Athens.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Georgia
Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of New Haven.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Yale University
Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Tufts University
UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Chicago
University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Rochester.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Rochester
UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Clemson University
Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Ohio State University - Main Campus
UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Florida
Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Michigan State University
Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Vanderbilt University
Located in the large city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Wake Forest University
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools award.
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| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 7,761 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 3,247 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 2,075 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 1,995 |
| Biotechnology | 1,832 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 1,778 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 998 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 953 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 703 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 513 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 54,258 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 13,187 |
| Engineering Technologies | 8,568 |
| Architecture & Related Services | 7,438 |
| Physical Sciences | 7,174 |
| Natural Resources & Conservation | 5,399 |
| Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | 3,185 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 1,122 |
| Science Technologies / Technicians | 93 |