Biological & Biomedical Sciences at California State University - Chico

If you are interested in studying biological and biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Chico. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Chico State is located in Chico, California and approximately 16,746 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,313 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Chico in 2021, 108 of them were biological and biomedical sciences majors.

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

Chico State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Chico State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological and biomedical sciences progam at Chico State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at Chico State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	282

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Chico State. This makes it the #380 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Chico State

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

Chico State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Chico State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological and biomedical 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 - Chico with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	46
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Chico State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from Chico State in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. Chico State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from Chico State, 57% 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 - Chico with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Chico State also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Chico. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	81
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	21
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	13

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and biomedical 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 - Chico.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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 Daderot under License

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