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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

The Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 70 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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 master's degree.

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 master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 170 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UCSD, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 159 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at USC, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Women make up 65% 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 - Irvine is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 66% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Of the 67 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Stanford, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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University of California - Davis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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Washington State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 31% are male.

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 61% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #10, University of San Francisco did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

About 60% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
12 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
13 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
13 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI

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.

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