Biological & Biomedical Sciences at California State University - San Marcos

If you are interested in studying biological and biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at California State University - San Marcos. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 256 students received a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from CSUSM.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the biological and biomedical sciences progam at CSUSM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	99
Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	154
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	444

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from CSUSM. This makes it the #138 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 256 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biological and biomedical sciences from CSUSM in 2021, 39% were men and 61% 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 CSUSM since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	108
White	66
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

CSUSM Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

The biological and biomedical sciences program at CSUSM awarded 34 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. CSUSM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than 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 and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

CSUSM 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

The following biological and 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

Related Majors

• Engineering
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• 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 - 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
• Image Credit: By Eamuscatuli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.