Computational Biology

A program that focuses on computational theoretical approaches to understanding biological systems, including computational models of biological processes, computational management of large-scale projects, database development and data-algorithm development, and high-performance computing, as well as statistical and mathematical analyses.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 28 institutions across the United States, with a total of 957 degrees awarded annually.

Bachelor's Degrees

132

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

106

degrees awarded

Other Awards

638

awards given

Top Schools for Computational Biology

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	117
2	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	99
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	96
4	Brown University Providence, RI	78
5	Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, NY	63
6	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	63
7	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	57
8	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	51
9	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	39
10	Colby College Waterville, ME	39
11	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	39
12	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	39
13	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	21
14	Auburn University Auburn, AL	21
15	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX	21
16	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	15
17	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	15
18	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	15
19	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	12
20	Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX	12
21	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	9
22	Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY	9
23	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	9
24	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	6
25	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	3
26	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	3
27	University of St Thomas Houston, TX	3
28	Chapman University Orange, CA	3