Bioinformatics

A program that focuses on the application of computer-based technologies and services to biological, biomedical, and biotechnology research. Includes instruction in algorithms, network architecture, principles of software design, human interface design, usability studies, search strategies, database management and data mining, digital image processing, computer graphics and animation, CAD, computer programming, and applications to experimental design and analysis and to specific quantitative, modeling, and analytical studies in the various biological specializations.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 97 institutions across the United States, with a total of 3744 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

338

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

690

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

167

degrees awarded

Other Awards

2,499

awards given

Top Schools for Bioinformatics

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	267
2	Boston University Boston, MA	228
3	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	228
4	Northeastern University Boston, MA	186
5	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	174
6	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	165
7	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	141
8	New York University New York, NY	126
9	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	102
10	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	99
11	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	99
12	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	99
13	George Washington University Washington, DC	87
14	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	87
15	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	72
16	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	72
17	CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY	66
18	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	51
19	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	48
20	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	45
21	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	45
22	University of Georgia Athens, GA	45
23	Iowa State University Ames, IA	45
24	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	39
25	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	39
26	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	39
27	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	36
28	Utah Tech University Saint George, UT	34
29	Georgetown University Washington, DC	33
30	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	33
31	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	33
32	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	30
33	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	30
34	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	30
35	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	30
36	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	27
37	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	27
38	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	27
39	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	24
40	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	24
41	Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR	24
42	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	24
43	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	24
44	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	21
45	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY	21
46	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	21
47	Hood College Frederick, MD	21
48	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	21
49	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	21
50	Juniata College Huntingdon, PA	18
51	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR	18
52	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	18
53	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	18
54	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	18
55	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	18
56	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	15
57	University of Maine Orono, ME	15
58	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	15
59	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	15
60	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	15
61	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	12
62	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	12
63	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	12
64	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	12
65	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	12
66	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	12
67	Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, VA	12
68	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	12
69	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	12
70	University of Delaware Newark, DE	9
71	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	9
72	St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX	9
73	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	9
74	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	8
75	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	6
76	Saint Edward's University Austin, TX	6
77	Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS	6
78	Montgomery College Rockville, MD	6
79	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	6
80	Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	6
81	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	6
82	Whitworth University Spokane, WA	6
83	Pacific University Forest Grove, OR	6
84	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR	6
85	Davidson College Davidson, NC	3
86	Stetson University DeLand, FL	3
87	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	3
88	St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY	3
89	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	3
90	Walsh University North Canton, OH	3
91	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	3
92	Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC	3
93	Bowie State University Bowie, MD	3
94	University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT	3
95	Washington State University Pullman, WA	3
96	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	3
97	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	3