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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$64,354 Avg Salary
$28,431 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the best school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Long Beach is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

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Portland State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Oregon Health & Science University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. OHSU is a small public school located in the city of Portland.

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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
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 7 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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