General Biology at Dominican University of California

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 Dominican University of California stacks up to those at other schools.

DUofC is located in San Rafael, California and approximately 1,837 students attend the school each year. Of the 334 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dominican University of California in 2021, 25 of them were general biology majors.

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.

DUofC General Biology Degrees Available

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

DUofC General Biology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at DUofC 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
	12
Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	22
Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	22
	37
Most Focused General Biology Schools	212
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	365
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	541
Most Popular General Biology Schools	679
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	761

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in biology from DUofC. This makes it the #136 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of DUofC Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at DUofC is $36,982. This is 36% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at DUofC

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

DUofC General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from DUofC in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at DUofC since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Dominican University of California with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

DUofC General Biology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in biology from DUofC. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dominican University of California with a master's in biology.

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

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

Related Majors

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 Dominican University of California.

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 DominicanUniversityofCalifornia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.