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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
103 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,100 people earned their degree in bioinformatics, making the major the 446th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 217 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 103 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in bioinformatics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality bioinformatics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the bioinformatics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees to 77 students in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCSD is $14,232 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioinformatics students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at University of California - San Diego

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Bernardino landed the #2 spot on the list. San Bernardino, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

CSUSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $7,342 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioinformatics students with aid per year to attend CSUSB.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at California State University - San Bernardino

#3

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Cruz, California, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Santa Cruz is $18,186 for far western us region bachelor’s degree bioinformatics students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Bioinformatics at UC Santa Cruz

#4

Whitworth University

Spokane, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whitworth University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Spokane, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bioinformatics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Whitworth, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Whitworth University is $25,557 for far western us region bachelor’s degree bioinformatics students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Bioinformatics at Whitworth University

#5

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Forest Grove, Oregon, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific also made our “Best Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $29,498 for far western us region bachelor’s degree bioinformatics students with aid per year to attend Pacific.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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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