General Biology at Southern California University of Health Sciences

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Southern California University of Health Sciences stacks up to those at other schools.

SCU is located in Whittier, California and has a total student population of 1,225.

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.

SCU General Biology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Biology

SCU General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at SCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Southern California University of Health Sciences.

SCU General Biology Master’s Program

68% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biology master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern California University of Health Sciences with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern California University of Health Sciences. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	19

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 Southern California University of Health Sciences.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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