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2021 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

47 Colleges
16,419 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,028 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaBiological & Biomedical Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 16,419 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 12.0% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking analyzed 47 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological & biomedical sciences programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the biological & biomedical sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

Check out the biological & biomedical sciences programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of California - Davis tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional biological & biomedical sciences students. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Davis has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in California ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 7,892 students take at least one class online at UC Davis. 1,668 of UC Davis students are attending part time.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCSD has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in California ranking.

About 0.6% of UCSD students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,222 students at UCSD that take at least one class online. About 1,605 of the students at UCSD are attending part time.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCLA has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in California ranking.

About 0.7% of UCLA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,161 part time students in attendance at UCLA.

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California State University - East Bay comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 1.3% of Cal State East Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 7,069 students at Cal State East Bay are exclusively online. 3,650 students are part time.

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University of the Pacific earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Pacific not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in California list.

About 0.5% of Pacific students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are roughly 747 part time students in attendance at Pacific.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley also made our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in California list, coming in at #4.

The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. 4,099 of UC Berkeley students are attending part time.

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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Santa Cruz, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in California ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 11,400 students take at least one class online at UC Santa Cruz. There are roughly 837 part time students in attendance at UC Santa Cruz.

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Our rankings recognize San Jose State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

The student loan default rate at San Jose State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. 9,800 of San Jose State students are attending part time.

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University of California - Santa Barbara earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara. UCSB not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in California list.

About 0.5% of UCSB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,596 students at UCSB that take at least one class online. There are roughly 880 part time students in attendance at UCSB.

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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCU, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in California ranking.

About 0.3% of SCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,240 of SCU students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,778
Hawaii 439
Oregon 1,577
Nevada 707
Alaska 89

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