General Biology at Pepperdine University

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Pepperdine University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and has a total student population of 9,554.

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.

Pepperdine General Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Pepperdine General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Pepperdine 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 Pepperdine

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

Pepperdine General Biology Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Pepperdine since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pepperdine University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	57

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 Pepperdine 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
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