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

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

5 Colleges
$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.

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#2

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Palomar College is a great place for general biology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Palomar College is a large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

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#3

Las Positas College

Livermore, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Las Positas College is a great place for general biology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Las Positas College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Livermore.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Clovis Community College 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 . Clovis Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fresno.

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#4

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means City College of San Francisco is a great place for general biology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 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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