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

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Finding the Best General Biology Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree.

Our analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 56% of the biology majors at the school.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 54 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 61% of the biology majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 68% of the biology majors at the school.

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#4

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Heritage University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in biology at Heritage University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Full General Biology at Heritage University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Women make up 56% of the biology majors at the school.

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#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in biology at UO, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Los Angeles, CDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in biology at CDU, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #9, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in biology at SDSU, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the biology majors at the school.

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Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology colleges 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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