2025 Best Bioinformatics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in bioinformatics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #432 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of bioinformatics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 129 bachelor's degrees in bioinformatics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on bioinformatics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of bioinformatics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized bioinformatics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for bioinformatics students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Bioinformatics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Bioinformatics in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Bioinformatics

1

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

71 Annual Graduates

University of California - San Diego is a great choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in bioinformatics from University of California - San Diego

2

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

58 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics needs to check out University of California - Santa Cruz. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in bioinformatics from University of California - Santa Cruz

Best Bioinformatics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Bioinformatics Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	521	0
Oregon	343	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Bioinformatics

One of 4 majors within the Biomathematics & Bioinformatics area of study, Bioinformatics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Bioinformatics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biomathematics	74
Computational Biology	19
Biostatistics	4

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.