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Best Schools for Molecular Biology in California
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall molecular biology education in California.
Top Schools in Molecular Biology
Our analysis ranked Pomona College the best school in the country for a degree in molecular biology. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Pomona College is a small private not-for-profit university. About 93% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 25 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at Pomona College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the molecular biology program make about $75,954 in their early career.
Read more about the molecular biology program at Pomona College
Students looking for a strong molecular biology program will find one at University Of California Los Angeles, which ranked #2. University Of California Los Angeles is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles. The six-year graduation rate is 93%. There were roughly 29 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at University Of California Los Angeles in the most recent data year. Students who receive their molecular biology degree from University Of California Los Angeles earn around $59,523 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $14,920 to complete this degree.
Read more about the molecular biology program at University Of California Los Angeles
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 9 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
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