2024 Best Biophysics Schools in the Far Western US Region
6Colleges in the Far Western US Region
59Biophysics Degrees Awarded
Biophysics is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #732 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of biophysics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 59 degrees in biophysics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The biophysics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biophysics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Biophysics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Biophysics Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Biophysics in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the biophysics degree levels they offer.
Stanford University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in biophysics. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were about 12 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in biophysics needs to take a look at University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 16 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in biophysics has to take a look at University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were about 7 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in biophysics has to take a look at University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 1 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 8 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.
Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 2 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.
USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego. This university ranks 29th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 2 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).