2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Biophysics in California

Biophysics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #151 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of biophysics. Combined, these schools handed out 36 doctor's degrees in biophysics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Biophysics School for Your Doctor's Degree

The biophysics doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Biophysics in California ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of biophysics students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Biophysics Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for biophysics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biophysics in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in biophysics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Biophysics Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Stanford University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in biophysics. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in biophysics in California.

There were approximately 11 biophysics individuals who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of California - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in biophysics needs to take a look at University of California - San Francisco. UCSF is a small public university located in the city of San Francisco. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in biophysics in California.

There were approximately 11 biophysics individuals who graduated with this degree at UCSF in the most recent data year.

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in biophysics needs to take a look at University of California - Berkeley. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in biophysics in California.

There were approximately 7 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in biophysics. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in biophysics in California.

There were about 5 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in biophysics in California.

There were about 2 biophysics individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of California - San Diego

Best Biophysics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biophysics Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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Biophysics Related Rankings by Major

Biophysics is one of 8 different types of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Biophysics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Molecular Biology	27
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	26
Molecular Biochemistry	23
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	21
Biochemistry	14
Structural Biology	1

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.