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

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Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 70 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 170 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at UCSD, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 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 Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 159 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at USC, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus 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 city of Seattle, UW Seattle 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 66% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 61% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Stanford, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Women make up 72% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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Washington State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

About 69% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 31% are male.

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 61% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 40% are male.

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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
12 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
13 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
13 San Diego State University San Diego, 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.

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