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Biology Studies at Santa Clara University

Biology Studies at Santa Clara University

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

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and approximately 8,616 students attend the school each year.

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

SCU Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

SCU Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at SCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at SCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Santa Clara University.

SCU Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 17
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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 Santa Clara University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Biological Science Professors 4,360 $128,370
Life Scientists 1,610 $108,880

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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