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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$31,340 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,044 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

With 28,851 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor'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 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for biological and biomedical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 a year.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 20% of our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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University of California - Davis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSB also did well on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

#8

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Stanford graduate students pay an average of $55,011 in tuition and fees each year.

Stanford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Oregon Health & Science University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.

OHSU graduate students pay an average of $28,460 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz graduate students pay an average of $28,997 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,240
Washington 357
Oregon 180
Nevada 62
Hawaii 57
Alaska 24

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
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
Biotechnology 1,567
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 1,509
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 1,244
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 1,241
Pharmacology & Toxicology 825
Genetics 717
Zoology 489
Botany/Plant Biology 371
Molecular Medicine 83

Majors Similar to Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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