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2023 Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region

56 Colleges
$28,914 Avg Salary
$21,104 Avg Student Debt

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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Biology Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for general biology students. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Out of the 56 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the # 4 spot on the list. UO is a very large public school located in the city of Eugene.

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Out of the 56 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western University of Health Sciences landed the # 5 spot on the list. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pomona.

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With a ranking of #6, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

Heritage University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general biology programs. Heritage University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.

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University of California - San Francisco ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general biology programs. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

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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

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 26 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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