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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

2 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$38,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Molecular Biology is the 366th most popular major in the country with 1,424 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 124 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in molecular biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent molecular biology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the molecular biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree molecular biology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified doctorate’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCLA Molecular Biology Report

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s molecular biology degrees to qualified students.

USC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Molecular Biology at University of Southern California

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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