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Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges
$21,612 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biotechnology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, biotechnology was ranked #172 in the country. In fact 3,911 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biotechnology program at each school on the list.

Check out the biotech graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for biotechnology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 33% are male.

The average amount in student loans that biotech majors at CSULB take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $18,477.

Full Biotechnology at California State University - Long Beach Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 56% of the students majoring in biotech at the school are women while 44% are male.

Read full report on Biotechnology at California State University - Los Angeles

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for biotechnology students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Full Biotechnology at University of Southern California Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for biotechnology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Washington State University

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - East Bay landed the # 4 spot on the list. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

Full Biotechnology at California State University - East Bay Report

Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

Explore the best biotechnology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 322
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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