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2024 Best Human Biology Schools in California

4 Colleges in California
609 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
$35,154 Avg Early-Career Salary
Human Biology is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #191 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Human Biology Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 609 degrees in human biology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Human Biology School

Best Human Biology Schools in California Your choice of human biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for human biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Human Biology

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Human Biology Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Human Biology in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the human biology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top California Schools in Human Biology

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
104 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
$40,010 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Stanford University if you want to pursue a degree in human biology. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were roughly 104 human biology students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available. Those human biology students who get their degree from Stanford University make $4,857 more than the typical human biology grad.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
236 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
17.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in human biology needs to check out University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 236 human biology students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the human biology program make an average of $30,297 in their early career salary.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
165 Human Biology Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in human biology has to take a look at University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 165 human biology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
92 Human Biology Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in human biology needs to take a look at University of California - Irvine. UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the large city of Irvine. This university ranks 15th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 92 human biology students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Human Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Human Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 300 214
Nevada 192 7

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One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Human Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Human Biology Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Human Biology 609

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Biological & Physical Science 19,123
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 4,961
Cognitive Science 1,765
International Studies 1,569
Nutrition Science 1,195
Behavioral Science 570
Mathematics & Computer Science 475
Gerontology 285
Sustainability Science 219
Interdisciplinary Studies 200

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