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Biology Schools in California

California contains 144 schools that offer biology programs. University of California-Los Angeles, the highest-ranking biology school in CA, has a total student population of 38,550 and is the 7th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 144 biology schools in California, only 17 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Santa Clara University comes out as the most expensive ($35,245/yr), with California State University-Fullerton as the lowest recorded at only $4,874/yr.

Biology students from California schools who go on to become biologists, marine biologists, wildlife biologists, molecular biologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,630 people working as biological scientists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,430. Also, Zoologists and wildlife biologists make on average $60,670 per year and there are about 17,460 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the California alone, there are 2,360 employed zoologists and wildlife biologists earning an average yearly salary of $73,160. Biological scientists in this state earn $71,520/yr and there are 3,580 employed.

Also, within the biology schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from biology, there are 18354 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,230 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,817, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Biology Programs in California

University of California-Los Angeles

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters, PhD
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Southern California

• Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Evolutionary Biology
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

California Institute of Technology

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

University of California-San Diego

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Pomona College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of California-Davis

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Botany/Plant Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, PhD
• Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Population Biology
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Zoology/Animal Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Harvey Mudd College

• Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Claremont McKenna College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Biola University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Scripps College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Occidental College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Pepperdine University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of California-Santa Cruz

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Chapman University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of San Diego

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

University of California-Riverside

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, PhD
• Botany/Plant Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: PhD

Westmont College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of San Francisco

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

University of the Pacific

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Mills College

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Fresno Pacific University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California Lutheran University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of La Verne

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Environmental Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Whittier College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California Baptist University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Pacific Union College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Dominican University of California

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Notre Dame de Namur University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

San Diego Christian College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Holy Names University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of California-Merced

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Masters

San Diego State University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Long Beach

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Santa Clara University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Loyola Marymount University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Pitzer College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Fullerton

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Botany/Plant Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Environmental Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Zoology/Animal Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

San Francisco State University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Mount St Mary's College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Chico

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Botany/Plant Biology
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

San Jose State University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Point Loma Nazarene University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Masters

California State University-San Bernardino

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

The Master's College and Seminary

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Northridge

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Azusa Pacific University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Fresno

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

University of Redlands

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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