Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of California - Merced

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and approximately 9,018 students attend the school each year.

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

UC Merced Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

UC Merced Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UC Merced is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #144 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UC Merced

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

UC Merced Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Merced since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological & biomedical 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 - Merced with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	83
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	155
White	30
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UC Merced Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

74% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Merced with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological & biomedical sciences concentations are available at University of California - Merced. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Merced. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	360
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	20

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical 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 - Merced.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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.

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