General Biology at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSUN General Biology Degrees Available

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

CSUN General Biology Rankings

The biology major at CSUN 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.

Biology Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	130
White	71
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

CSUN General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from CSUN, 62% 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Northridge. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	324

Related Majors

• 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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

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