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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

87 Colleges
$20,864 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,171 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 87 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for biological and biomedical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 15% Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,732 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Channel Islands. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUCI is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Camarillo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSUCI are $18,697 a year.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFSU are $19,184 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Sacramento. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sac State are $19,272 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large student population.

Cal State East Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $18,875 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SDSU are $20,016 a year.

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California State University - Stanislaus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stan State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Turlock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stan State are $19,524 per year.

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California State University - San Marcos 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a large student population.

CSUSM undergraduate students pay an average of $19,607 in tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - Monterey Bay ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSUMB are $19,098 a year.

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California State University - Long Beach 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. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSULB are $18,726 a year.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $19,319 per year.

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California State University - Chico ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Chico State is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chico.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chico State are $19,744 per year.

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California State University - Los Angeles ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

Cal State LA undergraduate students pay an average of $18,665 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #13, California State University - Fresno did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno State are $18,533 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Biological & Biomedical Sciences students in the Far Western US Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
15 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
16 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
17 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA

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 26 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

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