5
Colleges in California
203
Bioinformatics Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in
bioinformatics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #397 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 5 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of bioinformatics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 203 degrees in bioinformatics annually.
Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings
Your choice of bioinformatics 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 bioinformatics 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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Bioinformatics Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of bioinformatics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of California - Los Angeles is a good option for students interested in a degree in bioinformatics. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 19 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in bioinformatics from University of California - Los Angeles
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
81
Bioinformatics Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat University of California - San Diego if you want to pursue a degree in bioinformatics. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 81 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in bioinformatics from University of California - San Diego
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
58
Bioinformatics Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in bioinformatics has to look into University of California - Santa Cruz. UC Santa Cruz is a large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz. This university ranks 13th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 58 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in bioinformatics from University of California - Santa Cruz
Any student who is interested in bioinformatics needs 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 24 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in bioinformatics from University of Southern California
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 1 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in bioinformatics from University of California - Riverside
