Biotechnology at California State University - Channel Islands

If you plan to study biotechnology, take a look at what California State University - Channel Islands has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSUCI is located in Camarillo, California and approximately 7,446 students attend the school each year.

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

CSUCI Biotechnology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Biotech

CSUCI Biotechnology Rankings

Biotech Student Demographics at CSUCI

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

CSUCI Biotechnology Master’s Program

59% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biotech master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biotech each year. CSUCI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the biotech master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Channel Islands. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	27

General Biology

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 University - Channel Islands.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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