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2023 Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 195 degrees and certificates were awarded to biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #91 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Biochemistry & Biophysics

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in California for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology schools in California. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #7 on this year’s Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #8 on this year’s Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 17
Oregon 6
Nevada 3
Alaska 1

One of 14 majors within the area of study, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 1,922

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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