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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$59,044 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very 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 Washington State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

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Oregon Health & Science University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 23,421
Washington 3,479
Oregon 1,766
Hawaii 496
Nevada 828
Alaska 113

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

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
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
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 18 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.

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