Biology Studies at University of California - Berkeley

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if University of California - Berkeley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 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.

UC Berkeley Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UC Berkeley 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.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	65
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	38
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UC Berkeley Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the biological sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in biological sciences.

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

Related Majors

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 University of California - Berkeley.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By LAgirl5252 under License

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