General Biology at University of California - Merced
If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Merced. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.UC Merced is located in Merced, California and has a total student population of 9,018.
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 Merced General Biology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
UC Merced General Biology Rankings
The biology major at UC Merced 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.
Biology Student Demographics at UC Merced
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at University of California - Merced.
UC Merced General Biology Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 - Merced with a bachelor's in biology.
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 |
Concentrations Within General Biology
If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Merced. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Biology Studies | 360 |
Related Majors
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 - Merced.
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.