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2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
69 Degrees Awarded
$33,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master's in California For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences is the 118th most popular major in the country with 6,087 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,481 and had an average of $26,633 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 2,118 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,178 and $21,369 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in cell biology and anatomical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cell biology and anatomical sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the cell biology and anatomical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences in California (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Irvine Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Merced landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Merced, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.

UC Merced did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Merced are $43,854, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at UC Merced

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #4 spot on the list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s cell biology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UCSB also took the #4 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670.

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#5

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Cruz, California. It awarded 5 masters’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz also took the #5 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Santa Cruz Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

With a ranking of #6, University of California - Riverside did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at University of California - Riverside

#7

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cell biology degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USC Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

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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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