Biological/Biosystems Engineering isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #639 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 55 degrees in biological/biosystems engineering annually.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Biological/Biosystems Engineering in the Far Western US Region
The schools below may not offer all types of biological/biosystems engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Biological/Biosystems Engineering
Rankings in Majors Related to Biological/Biosystems Engineering
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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).
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