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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in bioinformatics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #243 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of bioinformatics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 master's degrees in bioinformatics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Bioinformatics School for Your Master's Degree

The bioinformatics master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master'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

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for bioinformatics.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Bioinformatics in the Far Western US Region

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

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

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in bioinformatics needs to take a look at University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in bioinformatics in California.

There were roughly 21 bioinformatics individuals who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in bioinformatics from University of Southern California

2

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#4 Best Quality In CA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in bioinformatics needs to check out San Diego State University. SDSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Diego. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in bioinformatics in California.

There were roughly 16 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in bioinformatics from San Diego State University

3

Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OR

#1 Best Quality In OR

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in bioinformatics needs to look into Oregon Health & Science University. OHSU is a small public university located in the large city of Portland. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in bioinformatics in Oregon.

There were roughly 15 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at OHSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in bioinformatics from Oregon Health & Science University

4

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#5 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Santa Cruz is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in bioinformatics. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in bioinformatics in California.

There were about 4 bioinformatics individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in bioinformatics from University of California - Santa Cruz

5

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in bioinformatics in California.

There were about 2 bioinformatics individuals who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in bioinformatics from University of California - Los Angeles

6

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in bioinformatics in California.

There were about 1 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in bioinformatics from University of California - San Diego

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University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Most Popular In CA

#6 Best Quality In CA

Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for master's degrees in bioinformatics in California.

There were about 1 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in bioinformatics from University of California - Riverside

Best Bioinformatics Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	649	39
Oregon	282	19

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biostatistics	99
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.