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2023 Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$31,800 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,376 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology was ranked #64 in the country. In fact 14,535 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biochemistry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biochemistry majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the best value school for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 per year.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #3 for overall quality for biochemistry in the Far Western US Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCLA is ranked #5 for overall quality for biochemistry in the Far Western US Region .

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 per year.

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University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 per year.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

CSUN graduate students pay an average of $17,981 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology programs. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Oregon State are $29,420 a year.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $28,458 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 per year.

Stanford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,064
Washington 459
Oregon 176
Nevada 84
Hawaii 50
Alaska 1

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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