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2023 Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$38,743 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Master'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 Most Popular General Biology Master'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. This report analyzed 54 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 General Biology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biology majors pursuing a master'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 master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 56% of the biology majors at the school.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 54 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 61% of the biology majors at the school.

Full General Biology at San Francisco State University Report

Out of the 54 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western University of Health Sciences landed the # 3 spot on the list. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

Women make up 68% of the biology majors at the school.

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#4

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

Out of the 54 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Heritage University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Heritage University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.

Of the 32 students majoring in biology at Heritage University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the biology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Biology at San Jose State University

#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

With a ranking of #6, University of Oregon did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. UO is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene.

Of the 29 students majoring in biology at UO, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

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

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Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. CDU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Angeles.

Of the 26 students majoring in biology at CDU, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 23 students majoring in biology at SDSU, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Full General Biology at San Diego State University Report

#10

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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

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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 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).

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