Biological & Biomedical Sciences at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

82% 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 State Polytechnic University - Pomona stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and approximately 30,014 students attend the school each year.

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 Pomona Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly Pomona Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Cal Poly Pomona 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 Pomona

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

Cal Poly Pomona Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 Pomona since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 State Polytechnic University - Pomona with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	67
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	143
White	37
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Cal Poly Pomona Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

63% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. Cal Poly Pomona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	14
International Students	4
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 State Polytechnic University - Pomona. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	272
Biotechnology	60
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	30

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 State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

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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