2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Biology 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.
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The Best Value General Biology 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 43 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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.
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2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Biology Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Biology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Point Loma Nazarene University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for general biology students. Located in the large city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PLNU are $39,500 per year.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $19,732 per year.
San Jose State also claimed a spot on our Best General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at Dominican University of California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the Far Western US Region . DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Rafael.
DUofC undergraduate students pay an average of $47,910 in tuition and fees each year.
DUofC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Read full report on General Biology at Dominican University of California
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFSU are $19,184 a year.
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The excellent programs at California State University - East Bay helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State East Bay are $18,875 per year.
San Diego State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SDSU are $20,016 per year.
Read full report on General Biology at San Diego State University
With a ranking of #7, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Berkeley are $43,980 a year.
UC Berkeley also made our Best General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.
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With a ranking of #8, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $28,105 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Read full report on General Biology at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
California Baptist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal Baptist are $37,018 a year.
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Heritage University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Heritage University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Heritage University are $18,500 per year.
Best General Biology Colleges by State
Explore the best general biology colleges 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 |
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Majors Related to Biology
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general biology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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