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General Biology at University of California - Davis

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General Biology at University of California - Davis

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 University of California - Davis stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074. Of the 9,846 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Davis in 2021, 364 of them were general biology majors.

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.

UC Davis General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UC Davis General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology 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 biology major at UC Davis is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. 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 Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 28
Most Popular General Biology Schools 41
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 70
Best Value General Biology Schools 483

Earnings of UC Davis Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Davis is $28,791. This is 6% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis General Biology Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at UC Davis awarded 364 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology 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 biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 161
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 62
White 70
International Students 28
Other Races/Ethnicities 37

UC Davis also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 University of California - Davis.

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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