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2023 Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$21,437 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,376 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for biochemistry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biochemistry majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the best value school in California for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students working on their master’s degree. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSULB are $8,280 a year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Berkeley are $14,160 a year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $13,608 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology schools in California. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $13,036 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCLA is ranked #4 for overall quality for biochemistry in California.

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Out of the 10 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 fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCSB are $13,581 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUN are $8,477 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students working on their master’s degree. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Irvine are $13,356 a year.

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCR are $13,467 per year.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology programs. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Stanford are $55,011 a year.

Stanford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USC are $61,396 a year.

USC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

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

Explore all the Best Value 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 10 schools only.

  • 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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