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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biological & Biomedical Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the most popular school in California for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Of the 138 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Stanford, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 58% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 49% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 53% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 49% are male.

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University of California - San Francisco ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

About 51% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 49% are male.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UCR, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 42% are male.

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University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 50% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

Women make up 53% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools 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 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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