2025 Best Computational Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

a doctor's degree in computational biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #210 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of computational biology. Combined, these schools handed out 106 doctor's degrees in computational biology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Computational Biology School for Your Doctor's Degree

The computational biology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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 much a school focuses on computational biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computational biology 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 computational biology related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Computational Biology in the United States

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

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Computational Biology

1

Brown University
Providence, RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Brown University is a great choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in computational biology. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computational biology from Brown University

2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a good decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in computational biology. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computational biology from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

3

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in computational biology. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in computational biology from University of Southern California

4

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in computational biology needs to look into Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in computational biology from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in computational biology from The University of Texas at Arlington

Computational Biology by Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Computational Biology

One of 4 majors within the Biomathematics & Bioinformatics area of study, Computational Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Computational Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biostatistics	284
Bioinformatics	164
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.