Highest Job Growth Doctoral Biology Programs

These are the highest job growth doctoral biology programs, ranked by projected career job growth. The ranking includes 50 programs, with University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leading at 14%.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Growth	Completers
1	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	MI	14%	30
2	University of California-Los Angeles	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	CA	14%	25
3	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	NC	14%	23
4	University of California-San Diego	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	CA	14%	22
5	University of Pennsylvania	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	PA	14%	22
6	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	TX	14%	20
7	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	GA	14%	18
8	Boston University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	MA	14%	18
9	Harvard University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	MA	14%	18
10	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	PA	14%	18
11	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	MN	14%	16
12	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	WA	14%	15
13	University of California-Riverside	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	CA	14%	13
14	The University of Texas at Arlington	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	TX	14%	13
15	University of Kansas	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	KS	14%	12
16	University of Southern California	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	CA	14%	11
17	University of Georgia	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	GA	14%	11
18	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	NC	14%	11
19	University of California-Irvine	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	CA	14%	10
20	Columbia University in the City of New York	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	NY	14%	10
21	Weill Medical College of Cornell University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	NY	14%	10
22	Brown University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	RI	14%	10
23	University of California-Berkeley	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	CA	14%	9
24	University of California-Santa Cruz	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	CA	14%	9
25	Emory University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	GA	14%	9
26	Washington University in St Louis	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	MO	14%	9
27	Princeton University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	NJ	14%	9
28	Carnegie Mellon University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	PA	14%	9
29	Duke University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	NC	14%	8
30	Case Western Reserve University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	OH	14%	8
31	George Mason University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	VA	14%	8
32	Iowa State University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	IA	14%	7
33	University of Iowa	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	IA	14%	7
34	Johns Hopkins University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	MD	14%	7
35	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	CO	14%	6
36	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	MA	14%	6
37	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	PA	14%	6
38	Vanderbilt University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	TN	14%	6
39	University of Florida	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	FL	14%	5
40	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	MA	14%	5
41	Cornell University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	NY	14%	5
42	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	OH	14%	5
43	University of South Carolina-Columbia	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	SC	14%	5
44	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	VA	14%	5
45	Harvard University	Microbiology	MA	9.8%	25
46	Yale University	Microbiology	CT	9.8%	20
47	University of California-Davis	Microbiology	CA	9.8%	19
48	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Microbiology	PA	9.8%	19
49	University of Florida	Microbiology	FL	9.8%	17
50	Vanderbilt University	Microbiology	TN	9.8%	15

Methodology

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