Biology Studies at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences 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 sciences program.

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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 Sciences Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical biological sciences 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 7% more men than average.

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

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 Biology Studies Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a biological 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 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

Related Majors

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370
Life Scientists	1,610	$108,880

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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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