Biological & Biomedical Sciences at California Institute of Technology

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study biological & biomedical sciences, take a look at what California Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and has a total student population of 2,240.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Biomedical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Caltech Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Caltech Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Caltech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Caltech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at California Institute of Technology.

Caltech Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Caltech since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Caltech Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. Caltech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	22
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	4
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	1
Genetics	1

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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