Biological & Biomedical Sciences at California State University - San Marcos

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367.

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.

CSUSM Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

CSUSM Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at CSUSM 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 CSUSM

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

CSUSM Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUSM since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	118
White	48
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

CSUSM Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

54% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. CSUSM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - San Marcos with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological & biomedical sciences concentations are available at California State University - San Marcos. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - San Marcos. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	194
Biotechnology	59
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	37

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 - San Marcos.

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
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