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2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$31,511 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,040 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general biology was ranked #33 in the country. In fact 8,920 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree 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 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biology 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

Full General Biology at San Diego State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCLA is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on General Biology at University of California - Los Angeles

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $28,190 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 per year.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 a year.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

Full General Biology at Stanford University Report

University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 a year.

Full General Biology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general biology programs. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Oregon State are $29,420 a year.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 per year.

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#10

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UO is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UO are $30,567 per year.

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Best General Biology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 784
Washington 96
Oregon 56
Nevada 18
Hawaii 5
Alaska 18

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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