General Biology at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 515 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from UCLA.

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.

UCLA General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology
• Doctorate Degree in Biology

UCLA General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how UCLA performed in these rankings.

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 UCLA 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	32

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in biology from UCLA. This makes it the #168 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCLA Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCLA is $24,167. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Biology Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	184
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	166
White	111
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

UCLA General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biology master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Genetics
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology

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 - Los Angeles.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.