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2023 Most Popular General Biology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$25,992 Avg Salary
$24,378 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Biology Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

#1

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Ventura College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for general biology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ventura College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ventura.

Women make up 86% of the biology majors at the school.

Full General Biology at Ventura College Report

#2

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palomar College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Palomar College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

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#3

Las Positas College

Livermore, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Las Positas College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Las Positas College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Livermore.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clovis Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Clovis Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Fresno.

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#4

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at City College of San Francisco 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 large city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public college with a large student population.

Full General Biology at City College of San Francisco Report

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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