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Biochemistry at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Biochemistry at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

What traits are you looking for in a biological chemistry school? To help you decide if California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological chemistry program.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Biochemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biochemistry. 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 Chemistry Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

51% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical biological chemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological chemistry bachelor's program than the national average.*

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 chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That Biological Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological chemistry 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
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Biochemists and Biophysicists 5,160 $101,770
Biological Science Professors 4,360 $128,370

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*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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