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Biology Studies at California State University - Bakersfield

Biology Studies at California State University - Bakersfield

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if California State University - Bakersfield is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

CSUB is located in Bakersfield, California and approximately 11,745 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSUB Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

CSUB Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at CSUB 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 CSUB

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

CSUB Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 University - Bakersfield with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 32
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

CSUB Biology Studies Master’s Program

60% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. CSUB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from CSUB, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 University - Bakersfield.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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