2025 Best Bioinformatics Doctor's Degree Schools

Bioinformatics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #116 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 11 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Bioinformatics Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 164 doctor's degrees in bioinformatics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Bioinformatics School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of bioinformatics 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 good 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 bioinformatics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of bioinformatics students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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 bioinformatics related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Bioinformatics Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Bioinformatics Doctor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Bioinformatics in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for bioinformatics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Bioinformatics

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in bioinformatics. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from University of California - Los Angeles

2

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in bioinformatics needs to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from Columbia University in the City of New York

3

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in bioinformatics. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from University of Pennsylvania

4

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of California - San Diego if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in bioinformatics. UCSD is a very large public university located in the large city of La Jolla.More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from University of California - San Diego

5

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill.More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

6

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from Boston University

7

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

8

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from University of Georgia

9

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from North Carolina State University

10

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Bioinformatics by Region

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Bioinformatics Related Rankings by Major

Bioinformatics is one of 4 different types of Biomathematics & Bioinformatics programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Bioinformatics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biostatistics	284
Computational Biology	106
Biomathematics	39
Biometry/Biometrics	13

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.