General Biology at Humboldt State University

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Humboldt State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Humboldt State University is located in Arcata, California and approximately 6,612 students attend the school each year.

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.

Humboldt State University General Biology Degrees Available

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

Humboldt State University General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Humboldt State University 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 Humboldt State University

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

Humboldt State University General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Humboldt State University since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Humboldt State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Humboldt State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Humboldt State University General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of biology master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Humboldt State University, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Humboldt State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Humboldt State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	134

Related Majors

• Botany/Plant Biology
• Zoology

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 Humboldt State University.

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 Adbar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.