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

8 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,585 people earned their degree in biotechnology, making the major the 171st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,092 and had an average of $32,815 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 339 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,667 and $25,718 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 124 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in biotechnology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biotechnology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biotech 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 - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree biotech students with aid list, UC Irvine has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biotechnology 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 UC Irvine are $28,456.

Read full report on Biotechnology at UC Irvine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Channel Islands. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Camarillo, California, and it awarded 27 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUCI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUCI are $17,755, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biotechnology at CSUCI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fresno. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Fresno, California, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

Fresno State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Biotechnology 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 Fresno State are $17,581.

Read full report on Biotechnology at California State University - Fresno

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Marcos landed the #4 spot on the list. San Marcos, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

CSUSM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biotechnology 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 CSUSM are $18,661.

Full CSUSM Biotechnology Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biotech 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 Nevada - Reno landed the #5 spot on the list. UNR is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNR Biotechnology Report

#6

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California
#7 in overall quality

Azusa Pacific University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Azusa, California, and it awarded 18 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Biotechnology 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 Azusa Pacific are $16,571.

Read more about Biotechnology at Azusa Pacific University

#7

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

University of Southern California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 10 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Southern California

#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

University of San Francisco came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 4 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biotechnology at USFCA

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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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