2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in District of Columbia

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #5 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of biological and biomedical sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 94 doctor's degrees in biological and biomedical sciences to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in District of Columbia ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality biological and biomedical sciences program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for biological and biomedical sciences.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biological & Biomedical Sciences in District of Columbia

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Biological & Biomedical Sciences Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

32 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences needs to look into Georgetown University. Georgetown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in biological and biomedical sciences in District of Columbia.

There were about 32 biological and biomedical sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.

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2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

24 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at George Washington University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in biological and biomedical sciences in District of Columbia.

There were about 24 biological and biomedical sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

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3

Howard University
Washington, DC

20 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Howard University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in biological and biomedical sciences in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 20 biological and biomedical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent data year.

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4

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Catholic University of America is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.

There were roughly 9 biological and biomedical sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

American University
Washington, DC

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in biological and biomedical sciences in District of Columbia.

There were about 6 biological and biomedical sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.

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6

Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.

There were approximately 3 biological and biomedical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Gallaudet in the most recent data year.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	30	657
Maryland	29	249
Pennsylvania	29	376
New Jersey	28	150
Delaware	19	20

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	20
General Biology	18
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	12
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	9
Molecular Medicine	7
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	6
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	5
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	5
Pharmacology & Toxicology	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	51
Engineering Technologies	32
Physical Sciences	29
Computer & Information Sciences	28
Mathematics & Statistics	12

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.