2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Far Western US Region

A doctor's degree in bioinformatics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #135 out of 815 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of bioinformatics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 45 doctor's degrees in bioinformatics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Bioinformatics School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in bioinformatics matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of bioinformatics students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Bioinformatics Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for bioinformatics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Bioinformatics in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for bioinformatics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Bioinformatics Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

19 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - San Diego if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in bioinformatics. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in bioinformatics in California.

There were roughly 19 bioinformatics individuals who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from University of California - San Diego

2

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in bioinformatics. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in bioinformatics in California.

There were roughly 12 bioinformatics individuals who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from University of California - Los Angeles

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University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Santa Cruz is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in bioinformatics. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the city of Santa Cruz. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in bioinformatics in California.

There were about 8 bioinformatics individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from University of California - Santa Cruz

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University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In CA

#4 Best Quality In CA

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in bioinformatics has to check out University of California - Riverside. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in bioinformatics in California.

There were roughly 3 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from University of California - Riverside

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Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OR

#1 Best Quality In OR

Oregon Health & Science University is a popular option for students interested in a doctor's degree in bioinformatics. OHSU is a small public university located in the city of Portland. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in bioinformatics in Oregon.

There were about 3 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at OHSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in bioinformatics from Oregon Health & Science University

Best Bioinformatics Colleges by State

Explore the most popular bioinformatics colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	370	27
Oregon	135	1

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Bioinformatics Related Rankings by Major

Bioinformatics is one of 4 different types of Biomathematics & Bioinformatics programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Bioinformatics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biostatistics	29
Computational Biology	12
Biomathematics	7

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.