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General Biology at California State University - Monterey Bay

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General Biology at California State University - Monterey Bay

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 - Monterey Bay stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUMB is located in Seaside, California and approximately 7,409 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 111 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from CSUMB.

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.

CSUMB General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

CSUMB General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at CSUMB 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 CSUMB 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 118
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172
Most Popular General Biology Schools 250
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 265
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 354
Most Focused General Biology Schools 431

Earnings of CSUMB Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUMB is $31,700. This is 16% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at CSUMB

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

CSUMB General Biology Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 111 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from CSUMB. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 - Monterey Bay with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 42
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

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

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 - Monterey Bay.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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