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Most Popular Schools for Molecular Biology Major & Degree Program

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the structure and function of biological macromolecules and the role of molecular constituents and mechanisms in supramolecular assemblies and cells. Includes instruction in such topics as molecular signaling and transduction, regulation of cell growth, enzyme substrates and mechanisms of enzyme action, DNA-protein interaction, and applications to fields such as biotechnology, genetics, cell biology, and physiology.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 141 1% $30,298
2 Princeton University 76 4% $70,900
3 Boston University 56 1% $72,618
4 University of California-San Diego 55 1% $32,838
5 Central Connecticut State University 51 2% $25,869
6 Vanderbilt University 36 1% $70,146
7 MCPHS University 35 2% $55,120
8 Montclair State University 33 1% $31,704
9 Rutgers University-New Brunswick 33 0% $32,443
10 Lipscomb University 33 3% $49,546
11 University of Wisconsin-Madison 33 0% $26,025
12 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center 32 2% N/A
13 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 29 0% $33,503
14 Arizona State University-Tempe 25 0% $28,048
15 Brigham Young University-Provo 23 0% $18,776
16 Colgate University 22 3% $72,275
17 Pomona College 19 5% $71,996
18 Johns Hopkins University 19 0% $71,901
19 George Washington University 18 0% $71,930
20 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon 18 3% $7,312
21 University of Wyoming 17 1% $19,960
22 The University of Texas at Dallas 16 0% $29,286
23 University of Denver 15 0% $67,656
24 Stetson University 15 2% $63,282
25 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 14 1% $20,349
26 University of Vermont 14 0% $34,210
27 Lehigh University 13 1% $68,595
28 University of Kansas 12 0% $26,566
29 Goshen College 12 5% $47,940
30 University of Idaho 11 0% $21,350
31 University of Wisconsin-Parkside 10 1% $19,597
32 University of Michigan-Flint 10 1% $25,001
33 East Carolina University 9 0% $21,672
34 Union University 9 1% $53,550
35 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus 9 0% $7,520
36 Kenyon College 8 2% $71,780
37 Assumption College 7 1% $56,443
38 Florida Institute of Technology 7 0% $59,530
39 University of Maryland-Baltimore County 7 0% $28,058
40 Connecticut College 7 2% $71,970
41 Lawrence Technological University 6 1% $49,428
42 Eastern Michigan University 6 0% $26,196
43 Yeshiva University 5 0% $62,075
44 Clarion University of Pennsylvania 4 0% $27,975
45 Drexel University 4 0% $70,223
46 Dominican University of California 3 1% $65,818
47 Washington State University 3 0% $27,484
48 Washburn University 3 0% $22,056
49 Grove City College 3 1% $29,550
50 Alverno College 3 1% $40,693
51 Ohio Northern University 3 1% $47,711
52 Claremont McKenna College 2 1% $73,810
53 Westminster College 2 1% $50,186
54 William Jewell College 2 1% $48,998
55 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2 0% $24,486
56 Wake Forest University 2 0% $71,638
57 Messiah College 1 0% $49,280
58 Scripps College 1 0% $73,756
59 Coe College 1 0% $57,200
60 Wesleyan University 1 0% $72,669
61 University of North Dakota 1 0% $22,091
62 Brigham Young University-Hawaii 1 0% $19,054
63 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 1 0% $27,898
64 Wayne State University 1 0% $27,157
65 Wayland Baptist University 1 0% $33,318

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Molecular Biology program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.