General Biology at California State University - Fullerton

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at California State University - Fullerton stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and has a total student population of 42,051. In 2021, 175 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from Cal State Fullerton.

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.

Cal State Fullerton General Biology Degrees Available

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

Cal State Fullerton General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Cal State Fullerton 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 biology major at Cal State Fullerton 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
	166
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	599

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in biology from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #111 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biology Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 175 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from Cal State Fullerton in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 - Fullerton with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	55
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	33
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Cal State Fullerton General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of biology master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. Cal State Fullerton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

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 - Fullerton with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 - Fullerton.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.