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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

36 Colleges
$11,697 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,987 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,240 degrees and certificates were awarded to biological and biomedical sciences students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for biological and biomedical sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges.

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools

$6,817 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Channel Islands the best value school in California for biological and biomedical sciences students. Located in the midsize suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUCI are $6,817 a year.

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$7,852 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jose State are $7,852 a year.

San Jose State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in California list.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in California list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFSU are $7,304 per year.

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$6,995 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 36 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - East Bay landed the # 4 spot on the list. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State East Bay are $6,995 per year.

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$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $6,846 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

San Diego State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in California list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$14,226 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Berkeley came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,226 per year.

UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in California rankings.

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$6,785 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Los Angeles came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in California ranking. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State LA are $6,785 a year.

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$6,653 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Fresno came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in California ranking. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Fresno State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,653 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,727 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - San Marcos landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value biological and biomedical sciences programs. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUSM are $7,727 a year.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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