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2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Bioinformatics is the 446th most popular major in the country with 1,100 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 217 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in bioinformatics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality bioinformatics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Far Western US Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Health & Science University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon Health & Science University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree bioinformatics students list, OHSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHSU are $27,692, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Bioinformatics at OHSU

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree bioinformatics students list, UCLA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131.

Full UCLA Bioinformatics Report

#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #3 spot on the list. SDSU is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SDSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at SDSU

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #4 spot on the list. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at UCSD

#5

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Cruz, California. It awarded 4 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz also took the #5 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952.

Read more about Bioinformatics at UC Santa Cruz

#7 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCR is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at UCR

#7

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 21 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Read more about Bioinformatics at USC

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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.

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