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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Biotechnology Master's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Biotechnology 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 10 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 Biotechnology program at each school on the list.

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

#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 master’s degree in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 62% of the biotech 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 #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 31 students majoring in biotech at UC Irvine, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Channel Islands. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUCI is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Camarillo.

Women make up 44% of the biotech majors at the school.

Full Biotechnology at California State University - Channel Islands Report

Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Marcos landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 43% of the biotech majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the biotech majors at the school.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Southern California

Azusa Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biotechnology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.

Of the 10 students majoring in biotech at Azusa Pacific, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Biotechnology at Azusa Pacific University Report

California State University - Fresno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biotechnology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in biotech at Fresno State, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Biotechnology at California State University - Fresno Report

With a ranking of #8, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biotechnology students working on their master’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Full Biotechnology at California State University - Fullerton Report

California State University - Los Angeles landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biotechnology programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Biotechnology at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Report

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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 10 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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