The Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every biological & biomedical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological & biomedical sciences program at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440.

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.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% 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 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	133
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

69% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 92% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	223
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	36
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	27

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 Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

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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