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2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$27,642 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,980 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biotechnology Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, biotechnology was ranked #112 in the country. In fact 1,567 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biotech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Biotechnology Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Biotechnology

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Channel Islands the best value school in the Far Western US Region for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. CSUCI is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Camarillo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUCI are $17,755 a year.

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#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of San Francisco helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biotechnology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USFCA are $27,250 a year.

USFCA also claimed a spot on our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Biotechnology at University of San Francisco Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - San Marcos helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biotechnology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUSM are $18,665 a year.

Full Biotechnology at California State University - San Marcos Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Fresno is a great value for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fresno State are $17,591 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Nevada - Reno

University of California - Irvine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biotechnology programs. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 per year.

Full Biotechnology at University of California - Irvine Report

University of Southern California landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biotechnology programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 10% of our Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

Explore the best biotechnology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 174
Washington 0
Nevada 15

Biotechnology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Biotech

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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