Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of California - Davis

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying biological & biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Davis. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074.

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

UC Davis Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

UC Davis Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UC Davis is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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 132 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Davis since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological & biomedical 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 - Davis with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	639
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	285
White	326
International Students	108
Other Races/Ethnicities	133

UC Davis Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

68% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from UC Davis, 52% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	38
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological & biomedical sciences concentations are available at University of California - Davis. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Davis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	526
General Biology	364
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	229
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	143
Genetics	110
Zoology	91
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	85
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	83
Biotechnology	50
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	44
Pharmacology & Toxicology	35
Botany/Plant Biology	33
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	16

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical 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 - Davis.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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
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