2022 Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s in California

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biophysics is the 724th most popular major in the country with 502 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 83 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biophysics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biophysics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Biophysics Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s in California” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biophysics in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 5 masters’s biophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCLA Biophysics Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biophysics in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biophysics

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Featured Biology Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >