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2023 Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Master's Degree Schools in California

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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.

The Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Master'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 14 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biochemistry majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 68% of the biochemistry majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students working on their master’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 47% of the biochemistry majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Long Beach is a great place 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.

Women make up 50% of the biochemistry majors at the school.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Women make up 83% of the biochemistry majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Of the 5 students majoring in biochemistry at UCR, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in biochemistry at CSUN, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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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 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 14 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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