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by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 107,165 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,334 and had an average of $23,818 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 14,408 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,117 and $20,221 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 188 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,525 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in California” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in general biology. That schools that top this list have a program in general biology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in California”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Duarte, California, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Francisco. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in California list. University of California - San Francisco is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 doctorate’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in California. Stanford University is a fairly large school located in Stanford, California that handed out 32 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of California - San Diego ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in California list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of California - Berkeley ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in California list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
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University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in California ranking, coming in at #8. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of California - Los Angeles ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in California list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in California ranking, coming in at #10. University of California - Riverside is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
San Diego State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in California ranking, coming in at #11. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Loma Linda University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in California list. Loma Linda University is a small school located in Loma Linda, California that handed out 12 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
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