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General Biology at University of California - Merced

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

62% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Merced since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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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.

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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

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.

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