Top Graduate Colleges for Biology

Stanford University

• The biology department at Stanford University, ranked No. 1 by U.S. News and World Report in 2010, offers four different degree programs. The first of these is the bachelor's degree, which is for students interested in a four-year course of study and have a high school diploma or equivalent. The second option is the undergraduate minor. This program is for students with an interest in biology who want to study it with some focus. The third course of study is the co-terminal degree. Students pursuing this degree are undergraduates who also wish to earn their masters degree at the same time. The forth degree offered by this department is the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. Students applying for this program must have previously earned a bachelor's or master's degree.

  Stanford University
  Department of Biology
  Gilbert Hall
  Stanford, CA 94305-5020
  650-723-2413
  stanford.edu

Harvard University

• The graduate school at Harvard University, ranked No. 2 in 2010 by U.S. News and World Report, offers five different biology degrees, each having a specific area of emphasis. An example of this is the Ph.D. program in immunology. It requires course work in immunology, elective course work in relevant biological fields, laboratory rotation, a comprehensive written exit exam and research work with a defense of dissertation. The program is typically completed in one to two years. All other Ph.D. programs through this department have similar requirements but with emphasis on a different specific area of study. The other four areas are molecular and cellular biology, neuroscience, organismic and evolutionary and virology.

  Harvard University
  Programs in Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  Gordon Hall, Room 005
  Boston, MA 02115
  617-432-0884
  harvard.edu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ranked No. 3 by U.S. News and World Report in 2010, offers bachelor's, master's, graduate and postdoctoral degrees in biology. The department combines a general core curriculum and highly specific research areas in order to provide students with both a strong foundation, as well as up-to-date information on the most current research. The core curriculum focuses on cell biology, molecular biology, genetics and biochemistry, while research areas include cellular biology, developmental biology, immunology, neurobiology, molecular biology and systems biology.

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Department of Biology
  77 Massachusetts Ave., 68-132
  Cambridge, MA 02139
  617-253-4701
  mit.edu