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2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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$63,040 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 784 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

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The Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Biology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

About 57% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in California. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

About 41% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 59% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Francisco. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

About 46% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 54% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in California. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 64% of the biology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

Women make up 42% of the biology majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Duarte, Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 33% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 11 students majoring in biology at USC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in biology at UCLA, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general biology programs. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Of the 4 students majoring in biology at SDSU, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Best General Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 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).

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