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. Of the 6,627 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University in 2021, 348 of them were general biology majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at SFSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	35

In 2021, 54 students received their master’s degree in biology from SFSU. This makes it the #23 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SFSU Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFSU is $38,903. This is 43% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 348 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SFSU, about 27% were men and 73% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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	105
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	133
White	56
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

SFSU General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 54 biology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SFSU, about 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of degree recipients. That is 26% 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	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

SFSU also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.