Biotechnology at University of California - Davis

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and approximately 39,074 students attend the school each year.

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

UC Davis Biotechnology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech

UC Davis Biotechnology Rankings

The biotech major at UC Davis is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biotechnology. 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.

Biotech Student Demographics at UC Davis

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at University of California - Davis.

UC Davis Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biotech bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Davis since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biotech 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 biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	18
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

If you plan to be a biotech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Davis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	50

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech 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
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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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