General Biology at California State University - Los Angeles

If you plan to study general biology, 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 has a total student population of 26,745. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 122 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Cal State LA.

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 LA General Biology Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State LA performed in these rankings.

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 LA 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
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
Best Value General Biology Schools	190
Most Popular General Biology Schools	200
Most Focused General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	230
	272

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

Earnings of Cal State LA Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $29,439. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA General Biology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 122 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Cal State LA. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	76
White	5
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Cal State LA General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in biology from Cal State LA in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 86% of degree recipients. That is 39% 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Biotechnology
• 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.