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General Biology at California State University - Dominguez Hills

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General Biology at California State University - Dominguez Hills

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

CSUDH is located in Carson, California and approximately 18,687 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,776 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Dominguez Hills in 2021, 116 of them were general biology majors.

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.

CSUDH General Biology Degrees Available

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

CSUDH General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at CSUDH compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at CSUDH 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools 342
Best Value General Biology Schools 369
Best General Biology Schools 777

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in biology from CSUDH. This makes it the #343 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSUDH Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUDH is $23,318. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Biology Student Demographics at CSUDH

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

CSUDH General Biology Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 116 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUDH, about 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUDH since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 University - Dominguez Hills with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 67
White 7
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

CSUDH General Biology Master’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in biology from CSUDH. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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

CSUDH also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 University - Dominguez Hills.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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