General Biology at San Francisco State University

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

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 27,349.

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.

SFSU General Biology Degrees Available

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

SFSU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at SFSU 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 SFSU

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

SFSU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 San Francisco State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	109
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	138
White	53
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

SFSU General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of degree recipients. That is 25% 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 biology.

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 General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Francisco State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	395
General Biomedical Sciences	7

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 San Francisco 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 Briantrejo under License

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