by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in California” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,911 people earned their degree in biotechnology, making the major the 242nd most popular in the United States.
Across California, there were 322 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 152 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in California” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biotechnology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biotechnology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in California”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Channel Islands. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in California list. Located in Camarillo, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in California. USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Biotechnology at University of San Francisco
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Marcos landed the #3 spot on the list. CSUSM is a public institution located in San Marcos, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - San Marcos Biotechnology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Azusa Pacific University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in California. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Azusa, California. It awarded 10 masters’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in California list. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in California list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Southern California
California State University - Fresno came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in California ranking. California State University - Fresno is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biotechnology at California State University - Fresno
California State University - Fullerton ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in California list. This large school is located in Fullerton, California, and it awarded 0 masters’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
California State University - Los Angeles landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in California ranking. California State University - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in California list. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Biotechnology Report
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