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Bioinformatics at San Jose State University

Bioinformatics at San Jose State University

Every bioinformatics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the bioinformatics program at San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208.

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

San Jose State Bioinformatics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics

San Jose State Bioinformatics Rankings

Bioinformatics Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Bioinformatics Master’s Program

70% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of bioinformatics master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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In the bioinformatics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 33% 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 bioinformatics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Bioinformatics Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioinformatics 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
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists 7,300 $136,310

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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