2025 Best Biochemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in California

If you pursue a doctor's degree in biochemistry, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #63 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for biochemistry students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 doctor's degrees in biochemistry during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on biochemistry students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of biochemistry students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biochemistry related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for biochemistry students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Biochemistry Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Biochemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biochemistry in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in biochemistry.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Biological Chemistry

1

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Stanford University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in biochemistry. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford.More information about a doctorate in biochemistry from Stanford University

2

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in biochemistry has to check out University of California - Irvine. UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Irvine.More information about a doctorate in biochemistry from University of California - Irvine

Best Biochemistry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	216	7
Nevada	111	3
Alaska	21	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biological Chemistry

One of 9 majors within the Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology area of study, Biochemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Molecular Biology	38
Biophysics	36
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	31
Molecular Biochemistry	23
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	23
Structural Biology	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.