General Biology at San Jose State University

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at San Jose State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

San Jose State General Biology Degrees Available

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

San Jose State General Biology Rankings

The biology major at San Jose State 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 San Jose State

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

San Jose State General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	94
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	21
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

San Jose State General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of biology master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	11
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at San Jose State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Jose State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	203

Related Majors

• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics 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 Jose 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 Daderot under License

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