Highest Job Growth Bachelor's Biology Programs

These are the highest job growth bachelor's biology programs, ranked by projected career job growth. The ranking includes 50 programs, with University of California-San Diego leading at 14%.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Growth	Completers
1	University of California-San Diego	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	CA	14%	75
2	University of California-Los Angeles	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	CA	14%	64
3	University of California-Santa Cruz	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	CA	14%	58
4	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	NC	14%	41
5	Brigham Young University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	UT	14%	39
6	Virginia Commonwealth University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	VA	14%	38
7	Cornell University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	NY	14%	31
8	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	PA	14%	31
9	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	MA	14%	22
10	CUNY New York City College of Technology	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	NY	14%	22
11	Brown University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	RI	14%	21
12	Washington University in St Louis	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	MO	14%	20
13	University of Southern California	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	CA	14%	18
14	Duke University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	NC	14%	17
15	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	AZ	14%	14
16	Colby College	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	ME	14%	13
17	Loyola University Chicago	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	IL	14%	11
18	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	MD	14%	11
19	University of Arizona	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	AZ	14%	10
20	Harvey Mudd College	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	CA	14%	10
21	Iowa State University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	IA	14%	8
22	University of Nebraska at Omaha	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	NE	14%	8
23	Case Western Reserve University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	OH	14%	8
24	Carnegie Mellon University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	PA	14%	8
25	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	NY	14%	7
26	Rochester Institute of Technology	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	NY	14%	7
27	West Virginia University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	WV	14%	7
28	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	AL	14%	6
29	Saint Louis University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	MO	14%	6
30	George Washington University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	DC	14%	5
31	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	MA	14%	5
32	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	VA	14%	5
33	University of Florida	Microbiology	FL	9.8%	208
34	University of California-Los Angeles	Microbiology	CA	9.8%	137
35	University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo	Microbiology	PR	9.8%	116
36	Brigham Young University	Microbiology	UT	9.8%	97
37	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	Microbiology	PR	9.8%	92
38	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Microbiology	WA	9.8%	78
39	University of California-Davis	Microbiology	CA	9.8%	76
40	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Microbiology	MA	9.8%	72
41	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Microbiology	AZ	9.8%	62
42	University of California-San Diego	Microbiology	CA	9.8%	61
43	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Microbiology	OK	9.8%	60
44	University of California-Berkeley	Microbiology	CA	9.8%	58
45	Montana State University	Microbiology	MT	9.8%	56
46	University of Kansas	Microbiology	KS	9.8%	54
47	University of Arizona	Microbiology	AZ	9.8%	53
48	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Microbiology	WI	9.8%	53
49	Texas Tech University	Microbiology	TX	9.8%	52
50	University of California-Santa Barbara	Microbiology	CA	9.8%	49

Methodology

Programs ranked by average projected job growth rate across related occupations (via CIP-SOC crosswalk). Only includes bachelor's programs with at least 10 completers and matched BLS occupation data. Data from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook and College Scorecard.