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Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges
$21,612 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biotechnology Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for biotechnology students working on their graduate certificate. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Women make up 67% of the biotech majors at the school.

On average, biotech graduates from CSULB take out $18,477 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Full Biotechnology at California State University - Long Beach Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the biotech majors at the school.

Full Biotechnology at California State University - Los Angeles Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for biotechnology students working on their graduate certificate. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - East Bay helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biotechnology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 5 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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