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General Biology at La Sierra University

General Biology at La Sierra University

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 La Sierra University stacks up to those at other schools.

La Sierra is located in Riverside, California and approximately 1,993 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.

La Sierra General Biology Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Biology (1 - 4 Years)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

La Sierra General Biology Rankings

The biology major at La Sierra 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 La Sierra

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

La Sierra General Biology Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at La Sierra since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 La Sierra University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 1
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at La Sierra University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at La Sierra University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biomedical Sciences 19
Biology Studies 8

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 La Sierra 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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