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

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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 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 128 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biological & Biomedical Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of California - Davis to be the most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Of the 1,619 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UC Davis, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 65% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 35% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 38% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

About 68% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 32% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Of the 1,023 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UCR, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 37% are male.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 65% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 60% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

Women make up 57% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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Washington State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Women make up 65% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#11

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#12

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Women make up 64% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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California State University - Long Beach ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Of the 378 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at CSULB, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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University of Nevada - Reno came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 36% are male.

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University of California - Merced came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Merced, UC Merced is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 35% are male.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 62% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#18

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 328 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UO, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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#19

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 316 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at SDSU, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Biological & Biomedical Sciences students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
20 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
21 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
22 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
23 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
24 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
25 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

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 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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