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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

5 Colleges
$39,010 Avg Salary
$20,779 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 322 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biotechnology is the #157 most popular major in California.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biotechnology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biotech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found California State Polytechnic University - Pomona to be the most popular school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

Of the 60 students majoring in biotech at Cal Poly Pomona, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Biotech majors at Cal Poly Pomona take out an average of $17,879 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 66% of the biotech majors at the school.

Biotech majors at UC Davis take out an average of $13,572 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - San Marcos is a great place for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

About 47% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

Of the 2 students majoring in biotech at UC Santa Cruz, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#5

Simpson University

Redding, CA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Simpson University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biotechnology schools in California. Simpson U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redding.

Full Biotechnology at Simpson University Report

Best Biotechnology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 16
Nevada 27
Hawaii 14

One of 14 majors within the area of study, biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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