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General Biology at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

General Biology at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
  • Master’s Degree in Biology

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. 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.

Biology Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Biology Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology 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 biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 104
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Biology Master’s Program

69% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of biology master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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Of the students who received a biology 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 biology.

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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 General Biology

If you plan to be a biology 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
Biology Studies 223

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology 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
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Biological Science Professors 4,360 $128,370

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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