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Best Value Other Biological Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Value Other Biological Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$58,204 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,413 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Doctor's Degree School for You

With 261 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences (other) is the #171 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Value Other Biological Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for biomedical science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Other Biological Sciences

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best value school in California for biological and biomedical sciences (other) students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Stanford are $55,011 a year.

Stanford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Other Biological Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Other Biological Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, USC also did well on our Best Other Biological Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 4
Oregon 131
Nevada 6

One of 14 majors within the area of study, biological and biomedical sciences (other) 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 2 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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