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Biology Schools Offering Doctoral Degrees

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SchoolsDoctoral degrees with specialization in general biology studies, biochemistry and biophysics, and medical biology and related sciences and 9 other majors are offered by 285 biology schools in all states. The most biology schools providing doctoral degrees are in New York (27 schools), Texas (21 schools), California (18 schools), and Massachusetts (13 schools).

The best biology doctoral degree programs in the United States are offered by Stanford University. That school offers an excellent biology doctoral degree program evaluated with five stars for curriculum and four-star rating for teaching.

The best fifty biology schools awarding doctoral degrees are below. To learn about all biology schools awarding doctoral degrees, please narrow your search by state or major.

Top 50 biology doctoral degree programs:

Stanford University - Biology School Ranking
1. Stanford University

Stanford, CA, 15 doctoral programs

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Biology School Ranking
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA, 3 doctoral programs

University of Chicago - Biology School Ranking
3. University of Chicago

Chicago, IL, 13 doctoral programs

Princeton University - Biology School Ranking
4. Princeton University

Princeton, NJ, 3 doctoral programs

Harvard University - Biology School Ranking
5. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 20 doctoral programs

University of Pennsylvania - Biology School Ranking
6. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, 9 doctoral programs

Duke University - Biology School Ranking
7. Duke University

Durham, NC, 13 doctoral programs

Columbia University in the City of New York - Biology School Ranking
8. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 13 doctoral programs

Yale University - Biology School Ranking
9. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 11 doctoral programs

Dartmouth College - Biology School Ranking
10. Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH, 9 doctoral programs

Brown University - Biology School Ranking
11. Brown University

Providence, RI, 12 doctoral programs

Johns Hopkins University - Biology School Ranking
12. Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD, 13 doctoral programs

Vanderbilt University - Biology School Ranking
13. Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN, 16 doctoral programs

Northwestern University - Biology School Ranking
14. Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, 6 doctoral programs

Cornell University - Biology School Ranking
15. Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, 20 doctoral programs

Rice University - Biology School Ranking
16. Rice University

Houston, TX, 4 doctoral programs

Carnegie Mellon University - Biology School Ranking
17. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, 7 doctoral programs

Washington University in St Louis - Biology School Ranking
18. Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, MO, 15 doctoral programs

Tufts University - Biology School Ranking
19. Tufts University

Medford, MA, 11 doctoral programs

University of Notre Dame - Biology School Ranking
20. University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN, 4 doctoral programs

University of California Los Angeles - Biology School Ranking
21. University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, 16 doctoral programs

University of Southern California - Biology School Ranking
22. University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, 17 doctoral programs

Emory University - Biology School Ranking
23. Emory University

Atlanta, GA, 3 doctoral programs

New York University - Biology School Ranking
24. New York University

New York City, NY, 7 doctoral programs

Georgetown University - Biology School Ranking
25. Georgetown University

Washington, DC, 12 doctoral programs

Northeastern University - Biology School Ranking
26. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 2 doctoral programs

University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Biology School Ranking
27. University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI, 16 doctoral programs

University of California Berkeley - Biology School Ranking
28. University of California Berkeley

Berkeley, CA, 12 doctoral programs

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Biology School Ranking
29. University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, NC, 10 doctoral programs

Georgia Institute of Technology - Biology School Ranking
30. Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA, 4 doctoral programs

University of Virginia - Biology School Ranking
31. University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA, 8 doctoral programs

Tulane University of Louisiana - Biology School Ranking
32. Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA, 13 doctoral programs

Boston College - Biology School Ranking
33. Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA, 2 doctoral programs

Boston University - Biology School Ranking
34. Boston University

Boston, MA, 18 doctoral programs

University of Florida - Biology School Ranking
35. University of Florida

Gainesville, FL, 13 doctoral programs

Case Western Reserve University - Biology School Ranking
36. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH, 15 doctoral programs

University of Miami - Biology School Ranking
37. University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL, 12 doctoral programs

Wake Forest University - Biology School Ranking
38. Wake Forest University

Winston Salem, NC, 9 doctoral programs

William & Mary - Biology School Ranking
39. William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA, 2 doctoral programs

University of California San Diego - Biology School Ranking
40. University of California San Diego

La Jolla, CA, 9 doctoral programs

University of California Irvine - Biology School Ranking
41. University of California Irvine

Irvine, CA, 17 doctoral programs

University of Maryland College Park - Biology School Ranking
42. University of Maryland College Park

College Park, MD, 9 doctoral programs

The University of Texas at Austin - Biology School Ranking
43. The University of Texas

Austin, TX, 7 doctoral programs

University of Rochester - Biology School Ranking
44. University of Rochester

Rochester, NY, 10 doctoral programs

University of California Santa Barbara - Biology School Ranking
45. University of California Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA, 5 doctoral programs

Florida State University - Biology School Ranking
46. Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL, 5 doctoral programs

Brandeis University - Biology School Ranking
47. Brandeis University

Waltham, MA, 3 doctoral programs

Stevens Institute of Technology - Biology School Ranking
48. Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ, 3 doctoral programs

Lehigh University - Biology School Ranking
49. Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA, 6 doctoral programs

University of California Davis - Biology School Ranking
50. University of California Davis

Davis, CA, 20 doctoral programs

Biology doctoral degrees by state:

Schools by State6 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Alabama3 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Arizona4 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Arkansas18 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in California6 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Colorado3 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Connecticut2 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Delaware9 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Florida6 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Georgia3 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Idaho11 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Illinois6 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Indiana2 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Iowa2 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Kansas2 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Kentucky8 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Louisiana1 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Maine6 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Maryland13 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Massachusetts7 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Michigan3 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Minnesota3 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Mississippi4 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Missouri2 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Montana4 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Nebraska2 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Nevada2 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in New Hampshire8 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in New Jersey3 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in New Mexico27 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in New York9 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in North Carolina2 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in North Dakota12 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Ohio4 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Oklahoma4 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Oregon10 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Pennsylvania2 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Rhode Island3 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in South Carolina3 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in South Dakota8 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Tennessee21 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Texas3 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Utah1 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Vermont6 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Virginia2 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Washington6 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in District of Columbia1 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in West Virginia4 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Wisconsin1 Biology Doctoral Degree Schools in Wyoming
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Biology doctoral degrees by major:

General Biology: 234 schools
Botany and Agriculture: 45 schools
Zoology and Wildlife: 50 schools
Anatomy and Physiology: 145 schools
Marine Biology: 20 schools
Environment and Ecology: 28 schools
Biomedical Sciences: 219 schools
Cellular and Molecular: 129 schools
Genetic Science: 149 schools
Bioengineering and Biotechnology: 45 schools
Biochemistry and Biophysics: 158 schools
Bioinformatics and Biometrics: 75 schools

Other biology diplomas:

Certificates: 288 schools
Associate's Degrees: 561 schools
Bachelor's Degrees: 1,423 schools
Master's Degrees: 601 schools

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