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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at California State University - Northridge

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at California State University - Northridge

What traits are you looking for in a biological & biomedical sciences school? To help you decide if California State University - Northridge is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological & biomedical sciences program.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381.

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.

CSUN Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

CSUN Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at CSUN 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 CSUN

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

CSUN Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 44
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 138
White 78
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

CSUN Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

58% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from CSUN, 58% 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 - Northridge with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 14
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 324
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 34

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 - Northridge.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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