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

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Finding the Best General Biology Master'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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in California 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the most popular school in California for general biology students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the 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

The in-demand master’s degree programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in California. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western University of Health Sciences is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. 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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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 California. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in California. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. CDU is a 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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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in California 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.

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#8

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University 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. Stanford is a fairly 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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California State University - Northridge ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Women make up 71% of the biology majors at the school.

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California Baptist University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 60% of the biology majors at the school.

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Best General Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Biology Schools 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 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).

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