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2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Bioinformatics is the 446th most popular major in the country with 1,100 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 217 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in bioinformatics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality bioinformatics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the bioinformatics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCLA Bioinformatics Report

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s bioinformatics students in 2019-2020.

SDSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full San Diego State University Bioinformatics Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’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 #3 spot on the list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioinformatics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree bioinformatics students with aid list, UCSD has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.

Read more about Bioinformatics at University of California - San Diego

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - Riverside is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCR Bioinformatics Report

#5

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UC Santa Cruz is a public institution located in Santa Cruz, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at University of California - Santa Cruz

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 21 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree bioinformatics students with aid list, USC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’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 more about Bioinformatics at USC

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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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