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2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
241 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 10,239 people earned their degree in general biomedical sciences, making the major the 91st most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 409 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 241 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general biomedical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general biomedical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biomedical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biomedical Sciences in the Far Western US Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Hawaii. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. BYU - H is a private not-for-profit institution located in Laie, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU - H also made our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $14,051 for far western us region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Hawaii.

Full BYU - H General Biomedical Sciences Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general biomedical sciences students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $16,358 for far western us region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students per year to attend Wazzu.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Biomedical Sciences at Wazzu

#3

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Central Washington University is $15,397 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students.

Read full report on General Biomedical Sciences at Central Washington University

#4

Biola University

La Mirada, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #4 spot on the list. Biola is a medium-sized school located in La Mirada, California that handed out 15 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Biola also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Biola is $31,859 for far western us region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Biomedical Sciences at Biola

#5

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Saint Mary’s University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Mount Saint Mary’s University is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

MSMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $29,214 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students per year to attend Mount Saint Mary’s University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The 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.

Read full report on General Biomedical Sciences at MSMU

#6

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#1 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Santa Cruz, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees to 75 students in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UC Santa Cruz is $18,186 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, 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 85%.

Read more about General Biomedical Sciences at UC Santa Cruz

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a medium-sized school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 64 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Tacoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $10,817 for far western us region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students per year to attend UW Tacoma.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Biomedical Sciences at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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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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