General Biology at California State University - Long Beach

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 - Long Beach stacks up to those at other schools.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSULB General Biology Degrees Available

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

CSULB General Biology Rankings

The biology major at CSULB 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.

Biology Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB General Biology Bachelor’s Program

68% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 - Long Beach with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	93
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	117
White	62
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

CSULB General Biology Master’s Program

42% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of biology master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from CSULB, 54% 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 - Long Beach with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at California State University - Long Beach. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Long Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	257

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 - Long Beach.

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
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