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

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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 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 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 California. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

About 59% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 41% are male.

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Out of the 51 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 64% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 36% are male.

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A rank of #3 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 fairly large student population.

Of the 76 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UC Irvine, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Out of the 51 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UCLA, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of California - Los Angeles Report

#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in California. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

About 61% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 39% are male.

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University of California - Davis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UC Davis, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 54 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at SFSU, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 60% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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San Jose State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular 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 fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #10, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 38 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at SDSU, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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

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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 26 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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