Biology Graduate Programs in New England

The following is a compilation of graduate programs in the biological sciences that are located in New England.  It is not necessarily a comprehensive list, and it is quite possible that some good programs have been overlooked during the creation of this site.  The list includes both Master's and Ph.D. programs, and programs are broken down into more specific areas of concentration where appropriate.  Programs in the general category "Biology" generally encompass some or all of the more specific areas included below.

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  • Biology
  • Botany
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Environmental Programs
  • Genetics
  • Immunology
  • Marine Biology
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology and Biochemistry
  • Neurobiology
  • Microbiology
  • Pathology
  • Pharmacology
  • Physiology

• Biology
  • University of New Hampshire - Zoology
  • University of Vermont - Biology
  • University of Maine - Biological Sciences
  • University of Southern Maine - Biology
  • University of Rhode Island - Biological Sciences
  • University of Hartford - Biology
  • Central Connecticut State University - Biological Sciences
  • Southern Connecticut State University - Biology
  • Western Connecticut State University - Biological and Environmental Sciences
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Biology and Biotechnology
  • University of Massachusetts (Lowell) - Biology
  • University of Massachusetts (Dartmouth) - Biology/Marine Biology
  • University of Massachusetts (Boston) - Biology
  • Fitchburg State College - Biology
  • Northeastern University - Biology
  • Boston University - Biology
  • Tufts University - Biology
  • Boston College - Biology
  • Brandeis University - Life Sciences 
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology  - Biology 

   

• Botany
  • University of New Hampshire - Plant Biology
  • University of Rhode Island - Plant Sciences
  • University of Massachusetts (Amherst) - Plant Biology

   

• Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Dartmouth College - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • University of Maine - Wildlife Ecology
  • Brown University - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • University of Connecticut - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Yale University - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • University of Massachusetts (Amherst) - Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
  • Harvard University - Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

   

• Environmental Programs
  • Dartmouth College - Environmental Studies
  • University of New Hampshire - Natural Resources
  • University of Vermont - Environment and Natural Resources
  • University of Maine - Ecology and Environmental Sciences
  • University of Maine - Forestry
  • University of Rhode Island - Natural Resource Sciences
  • Brown University - Environmental Studies
  • University of Connecticut - Natural Resources Management and Engineering
  • Yale University - Forestry and Environmental Studies
  • University of Massachusetts (Amherst) - Natural Resource Conservation
  • University of Massachusetts (Boston) - Environmental Biology
  • Boston University - Environmental Studies
  • Tufts University - Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
  • Harvard University - Forestry

   

• Genetics
  • University of New Hampshire - Genetics
  • University of Connecticut - Genetics
  • Yale University - Genetics
  • Boston University - Genetics and Genomics
  • Tufts University - Genetics
  • Harvard University - Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Harvard University - Genetics and Complex Diseases

   

• Immunology
  • Tufts University - Immunology
  • Harvard University - Immunology and Infectious Diseases

   

• Marine Biology
  • University of Massachusetts (Dartmouth) - Biology/Marine Biology
  • University of Maine - Marine Sciences
  • University of Connecticut - Marine Sciences
  • Boston University - Marine Program

   

• Microbiology
  • Dartmouth College - Microbiology and Immunology
  • University of New Hampshire - Microbiology
  • University of Connecticut - Microbiology
  • Yale University - Microbiology
  • University of Massachusetts (Amherst) - Microbiology
  • Boston University - Microbiology
  • Harvard University - Biological and Biomedical Sciences

   

• Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology and Biochemistry
  • Dartmouth College - Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • University of New Hampshire - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • University of Maine - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • University of Rhode Island - Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Brown University - Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry
  • University of Connecticut - Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • University of Connecticut - Biochemistry
  • Central Connecticut State University - Biomolecular Sciences
  • Quinnipiac University - Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Yale University - Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
  • Yale University - Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
  • University of Massachusetts (Amherst) - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • University of Massachusetts (Amherst) - Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • University of Massachusetts (Lowell) - Biochemistry
  • University of Massachusetts (Dartmouth) - Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Boston University - Biochemistry
  • Boston University - Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Tufts University - Biochemistry
  • Harvard University - Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
  • Harvard University - Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Harvard University - Molecular and Cellular Biology

   

• Neurobiology
  • Brown University - Neuroscience
  • University of Connecticut - Physiology and Neurobiology
  • University of Hartford - Neuroscience
  • Yale University - Neurobiology
  • University of Massachusetts (Amherst) - Neuroscience and Behavior
  • Boston University - Anatomy and Neurobiology
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology  - Brain and Cognitive Sciences
  • Harvard University - Neurobiology

   

• Pathology
  • Brown University - Pathobiology
  • University of Connecticut - Pathology
  • Yale University - Experimental Pathology
  • Boston University - Pathology
  • Harvard University - Biological and Biomedical Sciences

   

• Pharmacology
  • Brown University - Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology
  • Yale University - Pharmacology
  • Tufts University - Pharmacology

   

• Physiology
  • Dartmouth College - Physiology
  • Brown University - Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology
  • University of Connecticut - Physiology and Neurobiology
  • Yale University - Cellular and Molecular Physiology
  • Boston University - Physiology and Biophysics
  • Tufts University - Cellular and Molecular Physiology