General Biology at California State University - Long Beach

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. Of the 9,179 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Long Beach in 2021, 247 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.

CSULB General Biology Degrees Available

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

CSULB General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at CSULB 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Biology Schools	88
Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	104
Best Value General Biology Schools	192
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In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in biology from CSULB. This makes it the #168 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSULB Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $24,556. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 247 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from CSULB in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at CSULB since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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	76
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	90
White	44
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

CSULB General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in General Biology from CSULB in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

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 - Long Beach with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Biotechnology
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• 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 - 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
• Image Credit: By Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.