General Biology at California State University - San Marcos

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at California State University - San Marcos stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

CSUSM General Biology Degrees Available

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

CSUSM General Biology Rankings

The biology major at CSUSM 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.

Biology Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	93
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

CSUSM General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of biology master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. CSUSM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 32% 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology 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
Biology Studies	194

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Biotechnology

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 - San Marcos.

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 Eamuscatuli under License

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