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2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree School for You

With 107,165 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Biology program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 59% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Francisco. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 54% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Women make up 64% of the biology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Duarte.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 42% of the biology majors at the school.

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University of Southern California landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general biology programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in biology at USC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

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

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 22% are male.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 7 students majoring in biology at UCLA, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Best General Biology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 14,026
Washington 1,675
Oregon 969
Nevada 561
Hawaii 253
Alaska 98

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
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 20 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).

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