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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

73 Colleges
$23,023 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,033 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 73 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the biological and biomedical sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jose State are $19,732 a year.

San Jose State also claimed a spot on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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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 Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUCI is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Camarillo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUCI are $18,697 per year. On average, biological and biomedical sciences graduates from CSUCI take out $19,000 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $374, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$19,184 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFSU are $19,184 a year. The average amount in student loans that biological and biomedical sciences majors at SFSU take out is $16,952. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $177.

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$19,272 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 73 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sac State are $19,272 a year. Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors at Sac State take out an average of $16,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $121.

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$18,875 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - East Bay. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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 fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal State East Bay are $18,875 a year. On average, biological and biomedical sciences graduates from Cal State East Bay take out $18,462 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$20,016 Average Tuition & Fees

San Diego State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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. The average amount in student loans that biological and biomedical sciences majors at SDSU take out is $16,500. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $330.

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$19,607 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - San Marcos did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSUSM are $19,607 a year. While working on their degree, biological and biomedical sciences majors at CSUSM accumulate an average of around $20,693 in student debt.

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$18,726 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Long Beach landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value biological and biomedical sciences programs. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $18,726 per year. After completing their degree, biological and biomedical sciences graduates from CSULB carry an average student debtload of $16,013.

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$19,744 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Chico ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Chico State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chico.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chico State are $19,744 a year. While working on their degree, biological and biomedical sciences majors at Chico State accumulate an average of around $20,066 in student debt.

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$19,319 Average Tuition & Fees

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal Poly Pomona are $19,319 a year. The average amount in student loans that biological and biomedical sciences majors at Cal Poly Pomona take out is $16,664.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 California State University - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
12 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
13 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
14 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, 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 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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