Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of California - Riverside

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study biological & biomedical sciences, take a look at what University of California - Riverside has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCR is located in Riverside, California and approximately 26,434 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.

UCR Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCR Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UCR 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 57 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% 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 UCR since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	523
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	321
White	175
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	66

UCR Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

48% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. UCR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Riverside. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	624
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	193
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	129
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	66
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	29
Zoology	16
Botany/Plant Biology	15
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	8
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	8
Pharmacology & Toxicology	7

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 - Riverside.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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