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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

73 Colleges
$32,033 Avg Salary
$19,924 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 73 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for biological and biomedical sciences students. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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Out of the 73 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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Out of the 73 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Washington State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Biological & Biomedical Sciences students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA
12 Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR
13 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
14 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA

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 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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