Biological & Biomedical Sciences at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 185 students received a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from San Jose State.

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.

San Jose State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological and biomedical sciences progam at San Jose State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at San Jose State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	82
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	1,313

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from San Jose State. This makes it the #123 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 185 students earned a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from San Jose State. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological and 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	95
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	22
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

San Jose State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a master’s in biological and biomedical sciences from San Jose State in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the biological and biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

San Jose State also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological and biomedical sciences 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 San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	203
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	14
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	7
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	1

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and 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 Jose 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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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