Biological & Biomedical Sciences at California State University - Los Angeles

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study biological & biomedical sciences, take a look at what California State University - Los Angeles has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year.

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.

Cal State LA Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Cal State LA 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.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological & 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	101
White	14
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Cal State LA Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

50% Women

92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 92% of degree recipients. That is 48% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Los Angeles with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	136
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	59
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	48
Biotechnology	9

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & 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 - Los Angeles.

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
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