Biological & Biomedical Sciences at San Francisco State University

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a biological & biomedical sciences school? To help you decide if San Francisco State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological & biomedical sciences program.

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 27,349 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Biomedical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

SFSU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

SFSU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at SFSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at San Francisco State University.

SFSU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

72% Women

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Francisco State University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	127
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	148
White	57
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

SFSU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

57% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% 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 San Francisco State University with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	402
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	58

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical sciences 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 San Francisco State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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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