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2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
100 Degrees Awarded
$36,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences is the 118th most popular major in the country with 6,087 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,481 and had an average of $26,633 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 2,118 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,178 and $21,369 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 100 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in cell biology and anatomical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cell biology and anatomical sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the cell biology and anatomical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree cell biology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 doctorate’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Irvine Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’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 UCR are $28,686.

Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at University of California - Riverside

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Merced. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. UC Merced is a medium-sized public school situated in Merced, California. It awarded 10 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Merced also took the #8 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Merced are $43,854, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#6 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. University of California - Santa Cruz is a public institution located in Santa Cruz, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Santa Cruz, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at University of California - Santa Cruz

#7

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#7 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCSB Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#8

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

University of Southern California landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 10 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 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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