General Biology at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general biology, 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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly Pomona General Biology Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly Pomona General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Cal Poly Pomona 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 Pomona

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

Cal Poly Pomona General Biology Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% 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 Pomona since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	52
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	114
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Cal Poly Pomona General Biology Master’s Program

63% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biology master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. Cal Poly Pomona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 5% 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 biology.

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 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 State Polytechnic University - Pomona. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	272

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 State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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