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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

36 Colleges
$10,199 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,402 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master'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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

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

Our analysis found California State University - Channel Islands to be the best value school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the midsize suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

CSUCI graduate students pay an average of $8,251 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $9,286 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFSU are $8,738 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - East Bay helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in California. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

Cal State East Bay graduate students pay an average of $8,429 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $9,570 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $8,280 per year.

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California State University - Fresno ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

Fresno State graduate students pay an average of $8,087 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State LA are $8,219 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - San Marcos did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. CSUSM is a large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUSM are $9,161 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Chico did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Chico, Chico State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Chico State are $9,298 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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