2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 177,778 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the #9 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 87 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
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University of California - Davis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.
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University of Redlands landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redlands.
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Westmont College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, Westmont is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.
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Dominican University of California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the small city of San Rafael, DUofC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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California State University - Channel Islands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. CSUCI is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Camarillo.
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With a ranking of #13, University of San Francisco did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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14 | University of Washington - Bothell Campus | Bothell, WA |
15 | Linfield University - McMinnville Campus | McMinnville, OR |
16 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA |
17 | Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA |
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 23,421 |
Washington | 3,479 |
Oregon | 1,766 |
Hawaii | 496 |
Nevada | 828 |
Alaska | 113 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 6,206 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 4,566 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 4,420 |
Biotechnology | 3,911 |
Zoology | 2,984 |
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 2,957 |
Genetics | 1,543 |
Pharmacology & Toxicology | 1,042 |
Botany/Plant Biology | 691 |
Molecular Medicine | 83 |
Majors Similar to Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
Engineering | 198,468 |
Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.
More about our data sources and methodologies.