2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology in California

A master's degree in molecular biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #354 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for molecular biology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1 master's degrees in molecular biology to qualified students.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for molecular biology.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Molecular Biology in California

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for molecular biology students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Molecular Biology Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Los Angeles is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in molecular biology. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in molecular biology in California. More information about a master’s in molecular biology from University of California - Los Angeles

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University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

University of California - Irvine is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in molecular biology. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in molecular biology from University of California - Irvine

Best Molecular Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Rankings in Majors Related to Molecular Biology

One of 8 majors within the Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology area of study, Molecular Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Molecular Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	18
Biochemistry	11
Biophysics	6
Molecular Biochemistry	5
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	5

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.