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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in California

53 Colleges
$32,987 Avg Salary
$18,818 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 53 schools in California 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 analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in California. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The excellent programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in California. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Irvine 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 city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - San Francisco landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological and biomedical sciences programs. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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University of California - Riverside landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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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