2025 Best Molecular Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Molecular Biology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #130 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for molecular biology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 38 doctor's degrees in molecular biology 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 molecular biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other molecular biology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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 molecular biology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Molecular Biology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Molecular Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Molecular Biology in the Far Western US Region

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

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Molecular Biology

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is a good option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in molecular biology. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in molecular biology from University of California - Los Angeles

2

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in molecular biology. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in molecular biology from University of Southern California

Best Molecular Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best molecular biology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	381	16

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Molecular Biology Related Rankings by Major

Molecular Biology is one of 9 different types of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Molecular Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	39
Biophysics	36
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	31
Biochemistry	27
Molecular Biochemistry	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.