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Biotechnology at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

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Biotechnology at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

If you are interested in studying biotechnology, you may want to check out the program at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and has a total student population of 30,014. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students received a bachelor's degree in biotech from Cal Poly Pomona.

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

Cal Poly Pomona Biotechnology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech

Cal Poly Pomona Biotechnology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biotech progam at Cal Poly Pomona compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biotech major at Cal Poly Pomona is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biotechnology. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 42
53
Most Focused Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools 71
Most Popular Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools 71
105

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in biotech from Cal Poly Pomona. This is the #72 most popular school for biotech master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Biotech Graduates from Cal Poly Pomona Make?

The median salary of biotech students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly Pomona is $32,995. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,007 for all biotech students.

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Biotech Student Demographics at Cal Poly Pomona

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

Cal Poly Pomona Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 60 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biotechnology from Cal Poly Pomona in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal Poly Pomona since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biotech 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 biotech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 22
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 9
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Cal Poly Pomona also has a doctoral program available in biotech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech 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
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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