2024 Best Molecular Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region
3Colleges in the Far Western US Region
104Molecular Biology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in molecular biology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #356 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for molecular biology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 104 degrees in molecular biology to qualified students.
The molecular biology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Molecular Biology rankings. For our Best Overall Molecular Biology 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 molecular biology 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 Molecular Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region.
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Best Schools for Molecular Biology in the Far Western US Region
The schools below may not offer all types of molecular biology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Molecular Biology
It is difficult to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a degree in molecular biology. 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 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 12 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
University of California - San Diego is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in molecular biology. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 54 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Southern California is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in molecular biology. 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 4 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
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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The molecular biology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Molecular Biology rankings. For our Best Overall Molecular Biology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
