Biology Studies at University of California - Irvine

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303.

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

UC Irvine Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

UC Irvine Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UC Irvine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Irvine since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	398
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	158
White	116
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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 - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370
Life Scientists	1,610	$108,880

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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