2025 Best Biophysics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Biophysics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #160 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for biophysics students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 34 doctor's degrees in biophysics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Biophysics School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of biophysics for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to biophysics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other biophysics students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biophysics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for biophysics students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The biophysics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Biophysics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biophysics in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in biophysics.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Biophysics

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in biophysics. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in biophysics has to check out University of Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of Chicago

3

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in biophysics. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

4

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in biophysics needs to check out University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

5

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from Ohio State University - Main Campus

Best Biophysics Colleges by State

Explore the best biophysics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	9
Michigan	257	9
Ohio	253	3
Indiana	202	0
Wisconsin	163	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biophysics

Biophysics is one of 9 different types of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Biophysics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry	96
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	29
Molecular Biology	25
Molecular Biochemistry	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.