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2023 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

7 Colleges
$25,992 Avg Salary
$24,378 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate 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.

The Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

#1

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Our analysis found Ventura College to be the most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Ventura College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ventura.

Women make up 86% of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at the school.

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#2

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Palomar College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Palomar College is a large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

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#3

College of Marin

Kentfield, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of Marin is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. College of Marin is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kentfield.

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#3

Las Positas College

Livermore, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Las Positas College is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Las Positas College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Livermore.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Oregon Coast Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Oregon Coast Community College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Newport.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clovis Community College is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Clovis Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Fresno.

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#5

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City College of San Francisco landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 7 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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