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

6 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master's in California

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Biotechnology is the 242nd most popular major in the country with 3,585 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 246 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 105 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in biotechnology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biotechnology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Biotech Schools for a Master’s in California” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in California

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in California

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Marcos landed the #1 spot on the list. California State University - San Marcos is a public institution located in San Marcos, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUSM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUSM are $18,661, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biotechnology at California State University - San Marcos

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

Full University of California - Irvine Biotechnology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Channel Islands. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in California list. CSUCI is a public institution located in Camarillo, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUCI also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUCI are $17,755, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CSUCI Biotechnology Report

#4

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University landed the #4 spot on the list. Azusa, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Azusa Pacific, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific University are $16,571, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Azusa Pacific University

#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the #5 spot on the list. USFCA is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree biotech students list, USFCA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USFCA are $26,710.

Read more about Biotechnology at University of San Francisco

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in California list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Southern California

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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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