5
Colleges in the Far Western US Region
214
Bioinformatics Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in
bioinformatics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #397 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for bioinformatics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 214 degrees in bioinformatics annually.
Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings
Your choice of bioinformatics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for bioinformatics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The bioinformatics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Bioinformatics Schools in the Far Western US Region.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
The schools below may not offer all types of bioinformatics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of California - Los Angeles is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in bioinformatics. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 19 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in bioinformatics from University of California - Los Angeles
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
81
Bioinformatics Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat University of California - San Diego if you wish to pursue a degree in bioinformatics. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 81 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in bioinformatics from University of California - San Diego
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
58
Bioinformatics Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in bioinformatics has to check out University of California - Santa Cruz. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz. This university ranks 13th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 58 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in bioinformatics from University of California - Santa Cruz
Any student who is interested in bioinformatics has to check out University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 24 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in bioinformatics from University of Southern California
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 1 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in bioinformatics from University of California - Riverside
