Biological & Biomedical Sciences at California State University - Northridge

Every biological and biomedical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological and biomedical sciences program at California State University - Northridge stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 333 students received a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from CSUN.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks biological and biomedical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how CSUN performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	119
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	334
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	969

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from CSUN. This makes it the #183 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 333 biological and biomedical sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUN, about 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological and 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 and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	64
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	113
White	116
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

CSUN Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a master's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from CSUN. About 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from CSUN, 56% 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 and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CSUN also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 - 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

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.