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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in California

12 Colleges
$53,161 Avg Salary
$16,683 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biotechnology School for You

In 2020-2021, 174 degrees and certificates were awarded to biotechnology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #100 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biotechnology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biotechnology Colleges.

#1

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found University of San Francisco to be the most popular school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for biotechnology students. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Channel Islands landed the # 3 spot on the list. CSUCI is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Camarillo.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Marcos. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biotechnology students. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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Azusa Pacific University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in California list. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.

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California State University - Los Angeles came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

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California State University - Fresno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biotechnology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.

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California State University - East Bay came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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