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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

51 Colleges
$8,315 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,171 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 23,421 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biological and biomedical sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Channel Islands the best value school in California for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

CSUCI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,817 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 51 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 51 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - East Bay helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in California. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

Cal State East Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $6,995 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 51 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the # 5 spot on the list. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sac State are $7,392 per year.

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California State University - Stanislaus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public college with a large student population.

Stan State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SDSU are $8,136 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSUMB is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Seaside.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUMB are $7,218 per 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $6,846 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - San Marcos came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSUSM is a large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUSM are $7,727 per year.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 25 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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