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2023 Most Popular 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology program at each school on the list.

Check out the biochemistry doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in California for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 23 students majoring in biochemistry at UCLA, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place 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 school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in biochemistry at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - San Francisco is a great place for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in biochemistry at UCSF, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Of the 14 students majoring in biochemistry at UC Davis, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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

About 57% of the students majoring in biochemistry at the school are women while 43% are male.

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University of California - Riverside landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology programs. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Women make up 25% of the biochemistry majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Of the 8 students majoring in biochemistry at UC Berkeley, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

Women make up 40% of the biochemistry majors at the school.

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University of Southern California landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in biochemistry at the school are women while 50% are male.

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California Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in biochemistry at Caltech, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Colleges 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 12 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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