Biology Studies at California State University - Northridge

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

CSUN Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

CSUN Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at CSUN is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 Sciences Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biological sciences 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 biological 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 sciences.

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 Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences 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 biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370
Life Scientists	1,610	$108,880

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.