General Biology at California State University - Sacramento

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what California State University - Sacramento has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 265 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Sac State.

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.

Sac State General Biology Degrees Available

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

Sac State General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Sac State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Sac State 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
Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	122
Best General Biology Schools	157
Most Focused General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	278

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in biology from Sac State. This makes it the #122 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Sac State Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sac State is $34,796. This is 28% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 265 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Sac State, about 31% were men and 69% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	76
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	87
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Sac State General Biology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in biology from Sac State. About 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. Sac State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Sac State, 54% 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 - Sacramento with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

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 - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.