by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for epidemiology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 71 doctor's degrees in epidemiology during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Your choice of epidemiology for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for epidemiology students working on their doctor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Epidemiology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in epidemiology.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in epidemiology. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in epidemiology from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
It's difficult to beat University of Southern California if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in epidemiology. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in epidemiology from University of Southern California
Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in epidemiology needs to check out University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.More information about a doctorate in epidemiology from University of California - Berkeley
It is hard to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in epidemiology. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in epidemiology from University of California - Los Angeles
UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the large city of Irvine.More information about a doctorate in epidemiology from University of California - Irvine
Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in epidemiology from University of California - Davis
UCSD is a very large public university located in the large city of La Jolla.More information about a doctorate in epidemiology from University of California - San Diego
UH Manoa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Honolulu.More information about a doctorate in epidemiology from University of Hawaii at Manoa
Explore the best epidemiology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| California | 381 | 44 |
| Washington | 216 | 19 |
| Hawaii | 65 | 1 |
Epidemiology is one of 12 different types of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 37 |
| Ecology | 36 |
| Marine Biology | 27 |
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 14 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 11 |
| Population Biology | 9 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 5 |
