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General Biology at University of California - Irvine

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General Biology at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 749 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Irvine.

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 Irvine General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UC Irvine General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at UC Irvine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at UC Irvine 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
Best General Biology Schools 368

How Much Do Biology Graduates from UC Irvine Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine is $20,595. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

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Biology Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine General Biology Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 749 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from UC Irvine in 2021, 34% were men and 66% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 365
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 165
White 121
International Students 43
Other Races/Ethnicities 39

UC Irvine 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 - Irvine.

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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