2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the biological and biomedical sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
About 67% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 33% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.
About 40% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 60% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 56% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Health & Science University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular 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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San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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University of California - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.
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Heritage University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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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 Related Majors
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 14 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.