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Biotechnology at California State University - San Marcos

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Biotechnology at California State University - San Marcos

What traits are you looking for in a biotech 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 biotech program.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 16,367 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in biotech from CSUSM.

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

CSUSM Biotechnology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech
  • Master’s Degree in Biotech

CSUSM Biotechnology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biotech 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 biotech major at CSUSM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biotechnology. 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 Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
17
Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 18
27
Best Value Biotechnology Schools 29
Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools 35
43

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in biotech from CSUSM. This makes it the #16 most popular school for biotech master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biotech Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 36 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biotech from CSUSM in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUSM since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biotech 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 biotech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 9
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

CSUSM Biotechnology Master’s Program

43% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biotech program at CSUSM awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biotech each year. CSUSM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

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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 biotech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 11
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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