2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Molecular Biology

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY DEGREES

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

Not many undergrads decide to major in molecular biology. The average major hands out 6,156 four-year degrees per year; 903 students last year earned an undergrad degree in molecular biology, making it the United States of America's 221st most popular subject for undergraduate students. 155 of those degrees were granted by a single college, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. 170 of those college students went to schools in Michigan.

Bachelor's degrees in molecular biology are available at 61 institutions across the country; therefore, choosing the right fit is frequently not easy. Undergraduate degrees in molecular biology are 68.2% less commonly available than the typical course of study, making it the 244th most broadly offered degree in the country.

GRADUATE DEGREES

While a touch shy of 7 in 10 degrees in molecular biology last May were undergrad degrees; 31% were grad degrees. Molecular biology is the 194th most popular grad degree in the USA, with 397 degrees conferred. To put that in context, molecular biology is 86% less popular among graduate students than the average subject.

In Total, 1,300 students received a bachelor's or higher in molecular biology last year.

ONLINE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY DEGREES

9 of those 1,300 alumni (0.7%) earned their degrees comprehensively remotely - 0 undergrads and 9 postgrad students. It is now the 246th most popular online postgrad degree, and 98.5% shy of the national average (616).

PARTIALLY ONLINE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY DEGREES

• Molecular biology is the 283rd most common partially online bachelor's degree in the United States
• Molecular biology is the 253rd most widely available partially online four-year degree around the country
• Last year, 135 people earned a bachelor's or higher in molecular biology partially online
• Arizona State University-Tempe​ awarded the most partially online bachelor's degrees in molecular biology in the nation (12)
• Molecular biology is the 187th most popular partially online advanced degree in the US
• The typical major grants 320 postgrad degrees per year partially online

IN-PERSON MOLECULAR BIOLOGY DEGREES

• Molecular biology is the 199th most popular in-person undergraduate degree in America
• Entirely in-person four-year degrees in molecular biology are offered at 14 institutions nationally
• Last May, 1,157 people received a bachelor's or higher in molecular biology entirely in-person
• The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor​ granted more totally in-person bachelor's degrees in molecular biology than any other American school (155)
• Molecular biology is the 176th most popular in-person postgrad degree in the US
• 86.65% of all grad degrees in molecular biology are earned in-person