2024 Best Biology Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region
87Colleges in the Far Western US Region
17,425Biological Sciences Degrees Awarded
Ranked #6 in popularity, biology studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 87 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of biology studies. Combined, these schools handed out 17,425 degrees in biology studies to qualified students.
Your choice of biology studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Biology Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The biological sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Biology Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region.
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Best Schools for Biology Studies 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 biological sciences degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
13 Top Far Western US Region Schools in Biological Sciences
Every student pursuing a degree in biology studies needs to take a look at Stanford University. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were roughly 101 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.
University of California - Los Angeles is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in biology studies. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 532 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat University of California - Berkeley if you want to pursue a degree in biology studies. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized 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 roughly 248 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Southern California is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biology studies. 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 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 72 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.
There were approximately 438 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 182 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.
There were about 377 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were approximately 364 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.
SFSU is a very large public university located in the large city of San Francisco. This university ranks 35th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 395 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #50 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SCU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 67 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at SCU in the most recent year we have data available.
SDSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Diego. This university ranks 22nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 309 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 276 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 36th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 618 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent data year.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Biology Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
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).
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Your choice of biology studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Biology Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
