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2023 Best Value Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$28,428 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,811 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 595 degrees and certificates were awarded to physiology and pathology sciences students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #116 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for physiology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Physiology & Pathology Sciences

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for physiology and pathology sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,160 per year.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Physiology & Pathology 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 California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCLA are $13,036 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $13,608 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Irvine are $13,356 a year.

Full Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of California - Irvine Report

#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great value for physiology and pathology sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Stanford graduate students pay an average of $55,011 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physiology and pathology sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USC are $61,396 a year.

USC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

Full Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Southern California Report

Best Value Physiology & Pathology Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Physiology & Pathology Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 389
Oregon 229
Nevada 0
Hawaii 6

One of 14 majors within the area of study, physiology and pathology sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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