Biology Studies at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

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

Cal Poly Pomona Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly Pomona Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Cal Poly Pomona 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 Pomona

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

Cal Poly Pomona Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological 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 sciences.

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 Biology Studies Master’s Program

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

In the biological sciences 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 biological 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

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 State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

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 Victorrocha under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.