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2025 Best Human Biology Schools in California

5 Colleges in California
678 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
$31,296 Avg Early-Career Salary
Human Biology is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #191 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for human biology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 678 degrees in human biology annually.

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Choosing a Great Human Biology School

Best Human Biology Schools in California Your choice of human biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for human biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Human Biology Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Human Biology
Bachelor's Degrees in Human Biology

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Human Biology Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Human Biology in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the human biology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top California Schools in Human Biology

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
114 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
8.8% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Stanford University if you want to pursue a degree in human biology. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were roughly 114 human biology students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the human biology major at Stanford University make $18,883 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
261 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
9.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in human biology has to check out University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were about 261 human biology students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the human biology program state that they receive average early career income of $23,405.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
180 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
8.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in human biology has to take a look at University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 180 human biology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year. Human Biology degree recipients from University of California - Los Angeles receive an earnings boost of around $2,332 above the average earnings of human biology majors.

More information about a degree in human biology from University of California - Los Angeles

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National University
San Diego, CA

National University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in human biology. Located in the large city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 37th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.More information about a degree in human biology from National University

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
106 Human Biology Degrees Awarded
13.2% Growth in Graduates

UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Irvine. This university ranks 12th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 106 human biology students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the human biology program state that they receive average early career wages of $12,187.

More information about a degree in human biology from University of California - Irvine

Best Human Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Human Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 300 214
Nevada 192 7

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One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Human Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Human Biology Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Human Biology 678

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Biological & Physical Science 19,259
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 3,747
Cognitive Science 1,815
International Studies 1,305
Nutrition Science 1,251
Mathematics & Computer Science 563
Behavioral Science 558
Gerontology 236
Interdisciplinary Studies 204
Dispute Resolution 184

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