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2025 Best Human Biology Schools

15 Colleges in the United States
1,954 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
$31,296 Avg Early-Career Salary
Human Biology is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #191 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 15 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Human Biology Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,954 degrees in human biology annually.

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Choosing a Great Human Biology School

Best Human Biology Schools Your choice of human biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for human biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Human Biology Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Human Biology
Bachelor's Degrees in Human Biology
Master's Degrees in Human Biology
Doctor's Degrees in Human Biology

The human biology 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 Human Biology Schools. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Human Biology in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the human biology degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Human Biology

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
114 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
8.8% Growth in Graduates

Stanford University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in human biology. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were approximately 114 human biology students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the human biology degree program at Stanford University earn $18,883 above the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
261 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
9.6% Growth in Graduates

University of Southern California is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in human biology. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 261 human biology students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the human biology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $23,405.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
218 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
4.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in human biology. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were roughly 218 human biology students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, human biology degree recipients generally make an average of $31,488 in their early careers.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
$42,162 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in human biology has to look into Brown University. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were about 35 human biology students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the human biology program at Brown University get $10,866 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
180 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
8.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 180 human biology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available. Human Biology degree recipients from University of California - Los Angeles get an earnings boost of about $2,332 over the typical income of human biology graduates.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$19,916 Median Starting Salary

Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were about 28 human biology students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the human biology program earn about $19,916 in their early career salary.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS
82 Human Biology Degrees Awarded

KU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lawrence. This university ranks 1st out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 82 human biology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.

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National University
San Diego, CA

Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 37th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.More information about a degree in human biology from National University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
93 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
$28,493 Median Starting Salary

UW - Green Bay is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay. This university ranks 30th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 93 human biology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Green Bay in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the human biology program earn around $28,493 for their early career.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
442 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
$31,891 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 30th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 442 human biology students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, human biology degree recipients typically make an average of $31,891 in the first five years of their career.

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Human Biology by Region

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One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Human Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Human Biology Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Human Biology 1,954

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 31,307
Biological & Physical Science 30,032
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,114
International Studies 6,614
Nutrition Science 5,598
Behavioral Science 4,493
Sustainability Science 3,745
Data Analytics 3,495
Cognitive Science 2,852
Natural Sciences 2,514

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