2024 Best Biological Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in biological engineering. It is ranked #233 out of 363 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for biological engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 bachelor's degrees in biological engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on biological engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of biological engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for biological engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biological engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for biological engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The biological engineering 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 Biological Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biological Engineering in the Far Western US Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for biological engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Biological Engineering

1

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

University of California - Davis is a great choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in biological engineering. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis.More information about a bachelor’s in biological engineering from University of California - Davis

2

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

22 Annual Graduates

$64,592 Median Starting Salary

$14,933 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat University of California - San Diego if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in biological engineering. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the biological engineering program earn an average of $64,592 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in biological engineering from University of California - San Diego

Best Biological Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biological engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	22

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biological Engineering

Biological Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Biological Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	22

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	5,603
Electrical Engineering	3,502
Civil Engineering	3,005
Computer Engineering	2,460
Biomedical Engineering	1,259
Chemical Engineering	1,147
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	878
Industrial Engineering	514
Environmental Engineering	332
Materials Engineering	279

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jun Seita. More about our data sources and methodologies.