Graduate Programs in Biology
Explore 2,000+ Biology graduate programs at 200+ universities across 22 countries.
Overview
Biology asks how living things work, from molecules and cells to whole organisms and ecosystems. At graduate level you choose a focus such as molecular biology, genetics, ecology or evolution and spend much of your time on laboratory or field research.
A master's builds laboratory, field and data analysis skills and can stand alone or lead into a doctorate. A PhD is an extended research training in which you design and lead your own projects under a faculty adviser.
Biology is one of the most sought-after fields among applicants, according to our data, and offers one of the widest choices of programs. Graduates become research scientists, lab managers, bioinformaticians, conservation biologists and regulatory specialists. Biotech and pharmaceutical companies are major employers, alongside hospitals, government agencies and environmental organizations.
Most Biology programs charge between $17,000 and $62,000 a year in tuition. The top ten ranked programs charge between $15,000 and $68,000.
Top Ranked Master's Programs
The five universities that lead our Biology ranking among those offering this degree.
- Stanford UniversityMaster of Science in Biomedical Data ScienceDeadline Dec 2 · Tuition $63,540 · Duration 24 months
- Harvard UniversityMaster of Science in Computational Biology and Quantitative GeneticsDeadline Dec 1 · Tuition $58,272 · Duration 24 months
- University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Science in Metabolic BiologyDeadline Dec 1 · Tuition $15,102 · Duration 24 months
- University of CambridgeMPhil in Computational BiologyDeadline May 14 +2 · Tuition $47,131 · Duration 10 months
- University of OxfordMSc by Research in Chemical BiologyDeadline Jan 20 +2 · Tuition $38,016 · Duration 36 months
Top Ranked PhD Programs
The five universities that lead our Biology ranking among those offering this degree.
- Stanford UniversityPhD in BiologyDeadline Dec 2 · Tuition $63,540 · Duration 72 months
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD in BiologyDeadline Dec 1 · Tuition $66,720 · Duration 72 months
- Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB)Deadline Dec 1 · Tuition $59,048 · Duration 60 months
- University of California, BerkeleyPhD in Molecular & Cell BiologyDeadline Nov 19 · Tuition $13,140 · Duration 72 months
- University of California--San FranciscoPhD in Developmental and Stem Cell BiologyDeadline Oct 15 +1
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