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Biotechnology at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

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.

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 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.

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

38% Women
78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of biotech bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to 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 27% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 12
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

If you plan to be a biotech 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 State Polytechnic University - Pomona. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology 60

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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