538 PhD programs in Biology without the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) — US

538 programs for a PhD in Biology in the US that answer which programs in this group do not require the GRE. Every program here states that the GRE is not required or not accepted.

no-GRE Programs

Every program here states that the GRE is not required or not accepted.

  1. 1
    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $59,048
    Program duration
    72 months
  2. 2
    Application deadline
    Dec 2
    Annual tuition
    $63,540
    Program duration
    72 months
  3. 3

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    PhD in Biology - Molecular & Cellular Biology

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Program duration
    72 months
  4. 4
    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $65,210
    Program duration
    60 months
  5. 5

    University of California, Berkeley

    PhD in Integrative Biology

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $28,242
    Program duration
    60 months
  6. 6
    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $50,900
    Program duration
    68 months
  7. 7
    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $65,622
    Program duration
    72 months
  8. 8

    University of Pennsylvania

    Doctor of Philosophy in Biology

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $46,540
    Program duration
    70 months
  9. 9

    University of Chicago

    Phd in Integrative Neuroscience

    Application deadline
    Dec 4
    Annual tuition
    $69,888
    Program duration
    72 months
  10. 10

    Columbia University

    PhD in Biological Sciences

    Application deadline
    Dec 2
    Annual tuition
    $56,840
    Program duration
    72 months

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Complete Program List538 programs

The complete list of Biology PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#1Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biological and Biomedical Sciences72 months
#1Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biophysics66 months
#1Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Immunology72 months
#1Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB)60 months
#1Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology72 months
#1Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Virology60 months
#1Harvard UniversityMolecules, Cells and Organisms PhD Program (MCO)60 months
#1Harvard UniversityPhD in Biological Sciences in Dental Medicine72 months
#1Harvard UniversityPhD in Systems Biology72 months
#1Harvard UniversityPhD in Systems, Synthetic, and Quantitative Biology72 months
#2Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Data Science72 months
#2Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Systems Biology72 months
#2Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Developmental and Psychological Sciences60 months
#2Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Developmental Biology72 months
#2Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Genetics60 months
#2Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Immunology60 months
#2Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology72 months
#2Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cellular Physiology72 months
#2Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neurosciences60 months
#2Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Structural Biology60 months
#2Stanford UniversityPhD Degree in Biomedical Informatics72 months
#2Stanford UniversityPhD in Biology72 months
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD in Biology72 months
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD in Biology - Molecular & Cellular Biology72 months
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD in Computational and Systems Biology60 months
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD in Computational Biology72 months
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD in Microbiology68 months
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience72 months
#4Princeton UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology60 months
#4Princeton UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology60 months
#4Princeton UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience60 months
#4Princeton UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Quantitative and Computational Biology60 months
#4Princeton UniversityJoint Degree Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience60 months
#4Princeton UniversityPhD Program in Biophysics (BPY)60 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy in Metabolic Biology84 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology60 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyPhD in Biophysics
#6University of California, BerkeleyPhD in Chemical Biology60 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyPhD in Comparative Biochemistry60 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyPhD in Computational Biology
#6University of California, BerkeleyPhD in Integrative Biology60 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyPhD in Neuroscience60 months
#8Yale UniversityCombined Doctor of Philosophy in Biological and Biomedical Sciences68 months
#8Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Cell Biology72 months
#8Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Cellular and Molecular Physiology72 months
#8Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics60 months
#8Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology66 months
#8Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Immunology72 months
#8Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Microbial Pathogenesis72 months
#8Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology68 months
#8Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics, and Development68 months
#8Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology72 months
#8Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience72 months
#8Yale UniversityPhD in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Biochemistry, Quantitative Biology, Biophysics and Structural Biology track)72 months
#8Yale UniversityPhD in Biological and Biomedical Sciences-Immunology track68 months
#8Yale UniversityPhD in Biological and Biomedical Sciences-Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology and Physiology Track72 months
#9California Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in Biology (Developmental biology)72 months
#9California Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in Biology (Immunology)72 months
#9California Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in Neurobiology72 months
#9California Institute of TechnologyPhD Program in Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics60 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaCell and Molecular Biology Program72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaDevelopmental, Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology (PhD)72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaDoctor of Philosophy in Biology70 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaDoctor of Philosophy in Cell and Molecular Biology, concentrating in Cancer Biology72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology (BBCB)72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD in Biomedical Sciences72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD in Cell & Molecular Biology72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD in Genomics and Computational Biology72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD in Immunology72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD in Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD Programs in Biomedical Graduate Studies72 months
#11University of ChicagoPhd in Integrative Neuroscience72 months
#11University of ChicagoPhD in Molecular Engineering72 months
#12Columbia UniversityPhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics60 months
#12Columbia UniversityPhD in Biological Sciences72 months
#12Columbia UniversityPhD in Biology72 months
#12Columbia UniversityPhD in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology60 months
#12Columbia UniversityPhD in Microbiology & Immunology60 months
#12Columbia UniversityPhD in Systems Biology72 months
#12Columbia UniversityPhD Program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology & Biophysics60 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology72 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Structural Biology72 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biological & Biomedical Sciences72 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biophysics72 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Cell & Developmental Biology72 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Genetics, Genomics, and Development60 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology72 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neurobiology and Behavior84 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience72 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Physiology, Biophysics & Systems Biology72 months
#13Cornell UniversityPhD in BCMB Allied Program72 months
#13Cornell UniversityPhD in Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis84 months
#13Cornell UniversityTri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology72 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityBiochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology (BCMB) Graduate Program68 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityCellular and Molecular Physiology, PhD
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityFunctional Anatomy and Evolution (PhD)60 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityMolecular Biophysics (PhD)
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityPhD in Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology68 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityPhD in Biophysics60 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityPhD in Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, and Biophysics48 months
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Remaining programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityPhD in Cellular and Molecular Medicine
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityPhD in Immunology66 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityPhD in Pathobiology60 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityPhD programs in Computational Biology
#17University of California, Los AngelesDoctor of Philosophy (Doctor of Philosophy) in Bioinformatics60 months
#17University of California, Los AngelesDoctor of Philosophy in Human Genetics60 months
#17University of California, Los AngelesDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology
#17University of California, Los AngelesDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience84 months
#17University of California, Los AngelesDoctor of Philosophy in Physics & Biology in Medicine
#17University of California, Los AngelesEcology and Evolutionary Biology PhD Program
#17University of California, Los AngelesMolecular Biology Interdepartmental Doctoral Program (MBIDP)
#17University of California, Los AngelesPhD in Bioscience
#17University of California, Los AngelesPhD in Immunity, Microbes & Molecular Pathogenesis72 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborDoctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences72 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD degree in Genetics and Genomics60 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD in Bioinformatics72 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD in Cancer Biology
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD in Cell and Developmental Biology24 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD in Chemical Biology60 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD in Immunology60 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD in Microbiology & Immunology72 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology66 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD in Neuroscience70 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD Program in the Biological Sciences (PIBS)
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD Toxicology60 months
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityJoint CMU-Pitt PhD Program in Computational Biology (CPCB)72 months
#22Duke UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
#22Duke UniversityPhD in Biochemistry72 months
#22Duke UniversityPhD in Cell and molecular biology70 months
#22Duke UniversityPhD in Genetics and Genomics
#22Duke UniversityProgram in Cellular and Molecular Biology70 months
#23Northwestern UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences108 months
#23Northwestern UniversityDriskill Graduate Training Program in Life Sciences (DGP), PhD108 months
#23Northwestern UniversityInterdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program (IBiS)|Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences108 months
#23Northwestern UniversityPhD in Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease72 months
#23Northwestern UniversityPhD in Computational Genomics and Biomedical Informatics72 months
#23Northwestern UniversityPhD in DGP-Driskill Life Sciences
#23Northwestern UniversityPhD in Life Sciences108 months
#23Northwestern UniversityPhD in Molecular Biophysics60 months
#24New York UniversityBiochemistry and Molecular Biophysics PhD Training Program71 months
#24New York UniversityCell Biology PhD Training Program72 months
#24New York UniversityComputational Biomedicine PhD Training Program72 months
#24New York UniversityDevelopmental Genetics PhD Training Program
#24New York UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biology60 months
#24New York UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neural Science60 months
#24New York UniversityDoctoral Program in Neuroscience Shanghai Track72 months
#24New York UniversityImmunology & Inflammation Doctor of Philosophy Training Program72 months
#24New York UniversityMicrobiology Doctor of Philosophy Training Program72 months
#24New York UniversityMolecular Oncology & Tumor Immunology PhD Training Program72 months
#24New York UniversityPhD in Biology-Molecular & Cellular Biology71 months
#24New York UniversityPhD in Biomedical Sciences72 months
#24New York UniversityPhD in Pathobiology and Mechanisms of Disease Program72 months
#24New York UniversityPhD Training Program in Neuroscience60 months
#24New York UniversityPopulation Health PhD Training Program71 months
#24New York UniversityStem Cell Biology Doctor of Philosophy Training Program72 months
#25University of WashingtonBiological Physics, Structure & Design (PhD)72 months
#25University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Biological Structure72 months
#25University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Immunology66 months
#25University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology120 months
#25University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Medicine & Mechanisms of Disease60 months
#25University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Pathobiology60 months
#25University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management54 months
#25University of WashingtonPhD in Biology66 months
#25University of WashingtonPhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology66 months
#25University of WashingtonPhD in Neuroscience72 months
#26University of California San DiegoBiochemistry and Molecular Biophysics PhD60 months
#26University of California San DiegoDoctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics60 months
#26University of California San DiegoDoctor of Philosophy in Biology60 months
#26University of California San DiegoDoctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences72 months
#26University of California San DiegoDoctor of Philosophy in Neurosciences84 months
#30Brown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biology72 months
#30Brown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Computational Biology60 months
#30Brown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology60 months
#30Brown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry72 months
#30Brown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Pathobiology66 months
#30Brown UniversityPhD in BioMed: Therapeutic Science60 months
#31The University of Texas at AustinCell & Molecular Biology72 months
#31The University of Texas at AustinDoctor of Philosophy in Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior78 months
#31The University of Texas at AustinDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience60 months
#31The University of Texas at AustinPhD in Biochemistry72 months
#31The University of Texas at AustinPhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology72 months
#31The University of Texas at AustinPhD in Microbiology72 months
#33Georgia Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in Applied Physiology
#33Georgia Institute of TechnologyPhD Biology72 months
#34Rice UniversityBiochemistry & Cell Biology
#34Rice UniversityPhD in Biochemistry & Cell Biology
#34Rice UniversityPhD in Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Track
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillDoctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillDoctor of Philosophy in Biology
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillDoctor of Philosophy in Cell Biology and Physiology
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillDoctor of Philosophy in Pathobiology & Translational Science60 months
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillDoctor of Philosophy in Toxicology
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillPhD in Biochemistry & Biophysics72 months
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillPhD in Biological and Biomedical Science66 months
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillPhD in Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biology
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillPhD in Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
#36Washington University in St. LouisDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology84 months
#36Washington University in St. LouisDoctor of Philosophy in Developmental, Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology84 months
#36Washington University in St. LouisDoctor of Philosophy in Immunology84 months
#36Washington University in St. LouisDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Cell Biology84 months
#36Washington University in St. LouisDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Genetics and Genomics
#36Washington University in St. LouisDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis84 months
#36Washington University in St. LouisDoctor of Philosophy in Neurosciences84 months
#36Washington University in St. LouisDoctor of Philosophy in Plant and Microbial Biosciences84 months
#36Washington University in St. LouisDoctor of Philosophy in the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences84 months
#36Washington University in St. LouisMolecular Cell Biology84 months
#36Washington University in St. LouisPhD in Cancer Biology
#36Washington University in St. LouisPhD in Computational and Systems Biology84 months
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonBiophysics PhD Program62 months
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonCellular & Molecular Biology65 months
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonDoctor of Philosophy in Animal Breeding & Genetics60 months
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonDoctor of Philosophy in Cellular & Molecular Pathology60 months
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonDoctor of Philosophy in Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonDoctor of Philosophy in Genetics
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonDoctor of Philosophy in Meat Science and Muscle Biology
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology72 months
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonDoctor of Philosophy in Wildlife Ecology
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonPhD in Cancer Biology66 months
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonPhD in Cellular & Molecula Biology
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonPhD in Integrative Biology
#39Purdue University--West LafayetteDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry
#39Purdue University--West LafayetteDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
#39Purdue University--West LafayetteDoctor of Philosophy in interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkDoctor of Philosophy in Biology60 months
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkDoctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science60 months
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience66 months
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkPhD in Molecular Evolutionary Biology60 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignDoctor of Philosophy in Comparative Biosciences60 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignDoctor of Philosophy in Pathobiology
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignPhD in Biochemistry72 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignPhD in Biophysics and Quantitative Biology84 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignPhD in Cell and Developmental Biology
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignPhD in Chemical, Biomolecular Engineering and Biophysics60 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignPhD in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology (PEEC)60 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignPhD in Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior60 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignPhD in Microbiology60 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignPhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology Program60 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignPhD in Molecular and Integrative Physiology60 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaCraniofacial Biology PhD Program60 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaDoctor of Philosophy in Biology of Aging72 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaDoctor of Philosophy in Cancer Biology and Genomics
#42University of Southern CaliforniaDoctor of Philosophy in Medical Biophysics
#42University of Southern CaliforniaPhD in Integrative & Evolutionary Biology
#42University of Southern CaliforniaPhD in Molecular and Computational Biology72 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaPhD in Molecular Biology
#42University of Southern CaliforniaPhD Program in Biomedical and Biological Science
#42University of Southern CaliforniaPhD Program in Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography (MBBO)72 months
#43Emory UniversityDoctor of Philosophy with Biomedical Informatics Concentration72 months
#43Emory UniversityPhD in Cancer Biology72 months
#43Emory UniversityPhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GDBBS)72 months
#43Emory UniversityPhD in Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis (IMP)72 months
#43Emory UniversityPhD in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG)72 months
#43Emory UniversityPhD in Molecular and Systems Pharmacology72 months
#43Emory UniversityPhD in Neuroscience72 months
#43Emory UniversityPhD in Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution60 months
#47Dartmouth CollegeDoctor of Philosophy in Cognitive Neuroscience60 months
#47Dartmouth CollegeDoctor of Philosophy in Experimental & Molecular Medicine60 months
#47Dartmouth CollegePhD in Ecology, Evolution, Ecosystems & Society (EEES)72 months
#47Dartmouth CollegePhD in Immunology72 months
#52Vanderbilt UniversityBig Biomedical Data Science (BIDS) PhD Program
#52Vanderbilt UniversityHuman Genetics PhD
#52Vanderbilt UniversityMolecular Pathology & Immunology PhD Program
#52Vanderbilt UniversityPhD in Biomedical Informatics
#52Vanderbilt UniversityPhD in Cancer Biology
#52Vanderbilt UniversityPhD in Cell and Developmental Biology72 months
#52Vanderbilt UniversityPhD in Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences
#52Vanderbilt UniversityPhD in Neuroscience60 months
#52Vanderbilt UniversityPhD in Quantitative and Chemical Biology program68 months
#55University of VirginiaDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
#55University of VirginiaDoctor of Philosophy in Biophysics
#55University of VirginiaDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology60 months
#55University of VirginiaDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience
#55University of VirginiaPhD in Cell Biology
#59University of California--Santa BarbaraDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology72 months
#59University of California--Santa BarbaraDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology72 months
#59University of California--Santa BarbaraPhD in Dynamical Neuroscience60 months
#61University of RochesterDoctor of Philosophy in Immunology, Microbiology and Virology
#61University of RochesterPhD in Biochemistry
#61University of RochesterPhD in Biomedical Genetics and Genomics
#62University of California, DavisBiochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Group72 months
#62University of California, DavisDoctor of Philosophy in Animal Biology
#62University of California, DavisDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology72 months
#62University of California, DavisDoctor of Philosophy in Biophysics
#62University of California, DavisDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology66 months
#62University of California, DavisDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience72 months
#62University of California, DavisDoctor of Philosophy in Nutritional Biology72 months
#62University of California, DavisDoctor of Philosophy inIntegrative Genetics and Genomics68 months
#62University of California, DavisDoctor of Philosophy Integrative Pathobiology
#62University of California, DavisPhD in Biological Sciences - population biology72 months
#62University of California, DavisPhD in Microbiology60 months
#64University of Maryland, College ParkDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry72 months
#64University of Maryland, College ParkPhD in Biological Sciences
#65University of California--IrvineDoctor of Philosophy in Interdepartmental Neuroscience60 months
#65University of California--IrvineDoctor of philosophy in Microbiology & Molecular Genetics60 months
#65University of California--IrvineDoctor of Philosophy in Social Ecology60 months
#65University of California--IrvinePhD in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology60 months
#65University of California--IrvinePhD program in Cellular and Molecular Biosciences84 months
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics60 months
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesDoctor of Philosophy in Comparative and Molecular Biosciences60 months
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesDoctor of Philosophy in Conservation Science
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics60 months
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience64 months
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesDoctor of Philosophy in Oral Biology48 months
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesPhD in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BICB)
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesPhD in Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology (MICaB)68 months
#75University of PittsburghDoctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Informatics
#75University of PittsburghDoctor of Philosophy in Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
#75University of PittsburghDoctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Evolution
#75University of PittsburghDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)66 months
#75University of PittsburghDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience72 months
#75University of PittsburghMolecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology66 months
#75University of PittsburghPhD in Immunology72 months
#75University of PittsburghPhD in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Graduate Program
#75University of PittsburghPhD in Microbiology and Immunology
#75University of PittsburghProgram in Microbiology and Immunology (PMI)72 months
#77University of Notre DamePhD in Biochemistry67 months
#78Tufts UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biology72 months
#78Tufts UniversityPhD in Immunology
#78Tufts UniversityPhD in Molecular Microbiology72 months
#81Rutgers University--New BrunswickDoctor of Philosophy in Microbial Biology66 months
#81Rutgers University--New BrunswickPhD in Molecular Biosciences: A Dynamic Program & Curriculum
#84University of Massachusetts--AmherstDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology60 months
#85Boston UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biology60 months
#85Boston UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry84 months
#85Boston UniversityPhD in Anatomy & Neurobiology program72 months
#85Boston UniversityPhD in Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular Biology84 months
#85Boston UniversityPhD Interdisciplinary Programs – Bioinformatics60 months
#91Michigan State UniversityPhD in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology60 months
#91Michigan State UniversityPhD in Cell & Molecular Biology60 months
#91Michigan State UniversityPhD in Genetics and Genome Sciences60 months
#91Michigan State UniversityPhD in Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology60 months
#91Michigan State UniversityPhD in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology96 months
#92Georgetown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology & Immunology84 months
#92Georgetown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Tumor Biology
#93Texas A&M University--College StationDoctor of Philosophy in Biology
#93Texas A&M University--College StationDoctor of Philosophy in Toxicology
#93Texas A&M University--College StationPhD Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusDoctor of Philosophy in Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology72 months
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusDoctor of Philosophy in Oral Biology72 months
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusPhD in Biochemistry84 months
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusPhD in Biomedical Sciences60 months
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusPhD in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusPhD in Neuroscience60 months
#96University of FloridaDoctor of Philosophy in Oral Biology
#96University of FloridaPhD in Animal Molecular & Cellular Biology
#96University of FloridaPhD in Biology72 months
#96University of FloridaPhD in Biomedical Sciences with a concentration in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology60 months
#96University of FloridaPhD in Genetics and Genomics
#96University of FloridaPhD in Microbiology and Cell Science
#96University of FloridaPhD in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology60 months
#96University of FloridaPhD in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation60 months
#98Virginia TechDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry60 months
#98Virginia TechDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB)60 months
#99University of GeorgiaDoctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
#99University of GeorgiaDoctor of Philosophy in Comparative Biomedical Sciences
#99University of GeorgiaDoctor of Philosophy in Ecology
#99University of GeorgiaPhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology72 months
#99University of GeorgiaPhD in Biomedical Sciences96 months
#99University of GeorgiaPhD in Cellular Biology
#99University of GeorgiaPhD in Integrative Conservation and Ecology
#99University of GeorgiaPhD in Microbiology72 months
#114North Carolina State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
#114North Carolina State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biology
#114North Carolina State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Comparative Biomedical Sciences
#114North Carolina State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Comparative Biomedical Sciences (Cell Biology)
#114North Carolina State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Functional Genomics
#114North Carolina State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Genetics60 months
#114North Carolina State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology (Sciences)48 months
#114North Carolina State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Toxicology (Environmental Toxicology)
#119University of California, Santa CruzDoctor of Philosophy Ecology and Evolutionary Biology72 months
#119University of California, Santa CruzDoctor of Philosophy in Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics84 months
#124University of ArizonaPhD in Biological and Biomedical Sciences
#126Indiana University--BloomingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
#126Indiana University--BloomingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior72 months
#126Indiana University--BloomingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Medical and Molecular Genetics60 months
#126Indiana University--BloomingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology
#126Indiana University--BloomingtonPhD in Medical Neuroscience66 months
#134University of Colorado BoulderDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry60 months
#134University of Colorado BoulderDoctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Evolutionary biology60 months
#134University of Colorado BoulderDoctor of Philosophy in Integrative Physiology
#134University of Colorado BoulderPhD in Molecular and Cell & Development Biology
#175Arizona State UniversityPhD Biochemistry
#183University of Illinois--ChicagoPhD in Bioinformatics
#183University of Illinois--ChicagoPhD in Biological Sciences
#183University of Illinois--ChicagoPhD in Graduate Education in bioMedical Sciences (GEMS) program
#191University of ConnecticutDoctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science96 months
#191University of ConnecticutDoctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
#191University of ConnecticutDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cell Biology
#191University of ConnecticutDoctor of Philosophy in Pathobiology
#201–250Case Western Reserve UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biology
#201–250Case Western Reserve UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Genetics and Genome Sciences65 months
#201–250Case Western Reserve UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Systems Biology & Bioinformatics60 months
#201–250Case Western Reserve UniversityPhD in Biological Sciences
#201–250Case Western Reserve UniversityPhD in Biomedical Sciences Training Program (BSTP)67 months
#201–250Northeastern UniversityPhD in Biology
#251–300Stony Brook University--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Anatomical Sciences60 months
#251–300Stony Brook University--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Structural Biology
#251–300Stony Brook University--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences
#251–300Stony Brook University--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Genetics72 months
#251–300Stony Brook University--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Integrative Neuroscience
#251–300Stony Brook University--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cellular Biology
#251–300Stony Brook University--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience
#251–300University of MiamiPhD in Biomedical Sciences60 months
#251–300University of MiamiPhD in Microbiology and Immunology
#301–400University of UtahPhD in Ecology,Evolution,and Organismal Biology72 months
#301–400University of UtahPhD in Molecular, Cellular & Evolutionary Biology Program72 months
#301–400University of UtahPhD in Neurobiology60 months
#301–400University of UtahPhD in Neuroscience72 months
#301–400George Washington UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences60 months
#301–400George Washington UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine60 months
#301–400George Washington UniversityPhD in Biology60 months
#301–400George Washington UniversityPhD in Cancer Biology60 months
#301–400George Washington UniversityPhD in Genomics & Bioinformatics60 months
#301–400George Washington UniversityPhD in Neuroscience96 months
#301–400George Washington UniversityThe PhD program in Microbiology and Immunology96 months
#301–400Colorado State UniversityCell and Molecular Biology (PhD)
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#301–400Colorado State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biomedical Sciences72 months
#301–400Colorado State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Cell and Molecular Biology – Cancer Biology Specialization60 months
#301–400Colorado State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Ecology
#301–400Colorado State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Microbiology60 months
#301–400Tulane UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences, with a Concentration in Physiology
#301–400Tulane UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Cell and Molecular Biology84 months
#301–400Tulane UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology60 months
#301–400Tulane UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology
#301–400Tulane UniversityPhD in Philosophy
#301–400University of California, RiversideDoctor of Philosophy in Genetics, Genomics & Bioinformatics60 months
#301–400University of California, RiversidePhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
#301–400University of California, RiversidePhD in Biomedical Sciences
#301–400University of California, RiversidePhD in Biophysics45 months
#301–400University of California, RiversidePhD in Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology60 months
#301–400University at Buffalo--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry60 months
#301–400University at Buffalo--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences
#301–400University at Buffalo--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics
#301–400University at Buffalo--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology
#301–400Iowa State UniversityPhD in Biochemistry72 months
#301–400Iowa State UniversityPhD in Biomedical Sciences60 months
#301–400Iowa State UniversityPhD in Biophysics72 months
#301–400Iowa State UniversityPhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology72 months
#301–400Iowa State UniversityPhD in Genetics and Genomics72 months
#301–400Iowa State UniversityPhD in Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology72 months
#301–400University of KansasDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology96 months
#301–400University of KansasPhD in Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology96 months
#301–400University of IowaDoctor of Philosophy in Integrated Biology
#301–400University of IowaPhD in Microbiology60 months
#301–400University of IowaPhD in Neuroscience60 months
#401–500Florida State UniversityPhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology24 months
#401–500Washington State UniversityPhD in Neuroscience60 months
#401–500University of DelawareDoctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences (Cell and Organ Systems Physiology)72 months
#401–500University of DelawareMicrobiology PhD
Albert Einstein College of MedicinePhD in Experimental Pathology60 months
Auburn UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences72 months
Baylor College of MedicineChemical, Physical & Structural Biology Graduate Program
Baylor College of MedicineDoctor of Philosophy in Immunology and Microbiology60 months
Baylor College of MedicineGenetics & Genomics Graduate Program66 months
Baylor College of MedicinePhD in Cancer & Cell biology72 months
Baylor College of MedicinePhD in Development, Disease Models & Therapeutics Program
Baylor College of MedicinePhD in Genetics & Genomics
Baylor College of MedicinePhD in Quantitative & Computational Biosciences
Baylor UniversityPhD in Biology (Cell, Molecular, Health, and Disease Track)72 months
Brandeis UniversityMolecular and Cellular Biology72 months
Brigham Young University--ProvoDoctor of Philosophy in Biology96 months
Brigham Young University--ProvoDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience
Clark UniversityPhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Clemson UniversityClemson-MUSC Joint PhD in Biomedical Data Science and Informatics60 months
Clemson UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Data Science & Informatics (PhD BDSI)60 months
Clemson UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology48 months
Clemson UniversityPhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology60 months
Clemson UniversityPhD in Biological Sciences
Clemson UniversityPhD in Microbiology60 months
Colorado School of MinesDoctor of Philosophy in Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering
Drexel UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science
Drexel UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology & Immunology60 months
Drexel UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular & Cell Biology & Genetics60 months
Drexel UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience
Drexel UniversityPhD in Biochemistry of Health and Disease
Gerstner Sloan KetteringPhD in Biomedical Sciences72 months
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiPhD Neuroscience64 months
Lehigh UniversityPhD in Biochemistry72 months
Lehigh UniversityPhD in Integrative Biology and Neuroscience
Miami University--OxfordDoctor of Philosophy in Biology
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biology72 months
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Biophysics
Rockefeller UniversityThe David Rockefeller Graduate Program in Bioscience60 months
Syracuse UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biology
The David RockefellerBiology Graduate Program
The University of Alabama at BirminghamPhD in Biology
The University of Alabama at BirminghamPhD in Biomedical Engineering
The University of Alabama at BirminghamPhD in Cancer Biology60 months
The University of Alabama at BirminghamPhD in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology
The University of Alabama at BirminghamPhD in Genetics, Genomics, & Bioinformatics65 months
The University of Alabama at BirminghamPhD in Immunology
The University of Alabama at BirminghamPhD in Microbiology
The University of Alabama at BirminghamPhD in Neuroengineering
The University of Alabama at BirminghamPhD in Neuroscience
The University of Alabama at BirminghamPhD in Pathobiology, Pharmacology, & Physiology
University of California--San FranciscoDoctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science72 months
University of California--San FranciscoPhD Degree Program in Biological and Medical Informatics (BMI)72 months
University of California--San FranciscoPhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of California--San FranciscoPhD in Biological Sciences (Tetrad)60 months
University of California--San FranciscoPhD in Biophysics60 months
University of California--San FranciscoPhD in Neuroscience72 months
University of California--San FranciscoUCSF UC Berkeley Joint Program PhD in Computational Precision Health60 months
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusPhD in Cancer Biology72 months
University of Maryland--BaltimorePhd in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology72 months
University of New HampshireDoctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences: Integrative and Organismal Biology
University of New HampshireDoctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences: Marine Biology
University of New HampshireDoctor of Philosophy in Genetics96 months
University of New HampshireDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology
University of New HampshireDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Evolutionary Systems Biology
University of OregonDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Bioengineering
University of OregonDoctor of Philosophy in Biology
University of Texas Health Science CenterPhD in Immunology60 months
University of Texas Health Science CenterPhD in Microbiology & Infectious Diseases84 months
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterPhD in Biomedical Sciences
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasCancer Biology PhD Program
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasDoctor of Philosophy in Immunology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasPhD Degrees in Basic Sciences68 months
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasPhD in Biological Chemistry68 months
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasPhD in Biomedical Engineering68 months
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasPhD in Cell and Molecular Biology68 months
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasPhD in Genetics, Development and Disease
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasPhD in Molecular Biophysics
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasPhD in Molecular Microbiology68 months
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasPhD in Neuroscience68 months
University of VermontDoctor of Philosophy in Biology
University of VermontDoctor of Philosophy in Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
University of VermontDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience
Wake Forest UniversityPhD in Cancer Biology
Wake Forest UniversityPhD in Microbiology & Immunology
Wake Forest UniversityPhD Program in Molecular Genetics and Genomics (MOGN)
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry
Yeshiva UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry72 months
Yeshiva UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences60 months

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