chezdan27

Which colleges/universities have the best undergraduate Molecular Biology programs?

Also, what are some "good" (not the best) universities for Molecular Biology (possible safeties)?

barrons

Wisconsin.

CUEngr2010

You can find things like these online, here's a link for graduate programs (I know you want undergrad, but this is what I have right now):

NRC Rankings in Each of 41 Areas

Like any rank list, don't engrave this in stone and implant it into your brain. Just use it to give you a general idea.

Note that schools generally have "Department of Molecular Biology" as opposed to "Undergraduate Department of ..." and "Graduate Department of..."

In a field like molecular biology, your undergraduate school really won't matter. If you stop at your Bachelor's, you'll wind up being a lab technician and I can guarantee you that your supervisor will care more for things like lab technique, personality, work ethic, etc.

You really need a Ph.D. if you want to advance a career in molecular biology. Even with a master's you will most likely forever be reporting to even the most junior Ph.D. holders (well, maybe not postdocs), who will be the ones more involved in directing the projects while you do more of the down and dirty work.

chezdan27

Thanks for the quick responses. As a Minnesota resident, I see a lot of money going to the new University of Minnesota Biotechnology program and their college of biological sciences. Would this be a good route as a safety and how good is their program (it is hard to find ratings for the specific colleges in large university, but I have heard that the college of biological sciences at the U of M is pretty good).

Thanks again,
Danny

BunsenBurner

Washington. University of Pentiful opportunities to do research. Some local biotechs, as well as research institutes and hospitals (Fred Hutch, Children's, SBRI, etc.), higher molecular biology majors as interns, too.