Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of California - Davis

If you plan to study biological and biomedical sciences, take a look at what University of California - Davis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074. In 2021, 1,619 biological and biomedical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Davis.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

UC Davis Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological and biomedical sciences progam at UC Davis compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	86

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UC Davis. This makes it the #84 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 132 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and 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 and biomedical sciences majors at University of California - Davis.

UC Davis Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological and 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 and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	626
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	286
White	407
International Students	130
Other Races/Ethnicities	145

UC Davis Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 biological and biomedical sciences majors earned their master's degree from UC Davis. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women.

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 and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UC Davis also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 132 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological and biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and 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
• Image Credit: By Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.