2025 Best Biophysics Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Biophysics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #160 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biophysics Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 36 doctor's degrees in biophysics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Biophysics School for Your Doctor's Degree

The biophysics doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality biophysics program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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 biophysics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of biophysics students who choose to seek a doctor'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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biophysics related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Biophysics Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biophysics Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biophysics in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in biophysics.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Biophysics

1

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Stanford University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in biophysics. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from Stanford University

2

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

University of California - Davis is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in biophysics. UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of California - Davis

3

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in biophysics. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of California - Berkeley

Best Biophysics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Biophysics Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Biophysics Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology area of study, Biophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Biophysics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Molecular Biology	38
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	31
Molecular Biochemistry	23
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	23
Biochemistry	11
Structural Biology	2

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.