Best colleges for Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences in California
Program-level earnings — not school prestige — rank these. Among the California programs in the federal field-of-study file, California State University-San Marcos leads: its Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences graduates earn a median $80,303 four years after finishing, against the field's $66,697 national median. (Scorecard field-of-study, 2026.)
| # | College | Grad earnings, 4 yrs | Vs field median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California State University-San Marcos | $80,303 | +$13,606 |
| 2 | San Francisco State University | $74,482 | +$7,785 |
| 3 | University of California-Los Angeles | $72,443 | +$5,746 |
| 4 | California State University-Fullerton | $71,185 | +$4,488 |
| 5 | University of California-Santa Cruz | $69,849 | +$3,152 |
How big is the earnings gap between California Cell/Cellular Biology programs?
$10,454 separates the top and bottom of this list — $80,303 at California State University-San Marcos against $69,849 at University of California-Santa Cruz, four years after finishing. Same field, same state, same federal measure: where you study moves pay by that much.
Do California Cell/Cellular Biology graduates earn more than the national median?
The state's strongest program pays $13,606 above the $66,697 national median for the field. Program-level medians come from federal tax records of graduates who received aid, so they track actual pay rather than advertised salaries.