General Biology at University of California - Riverside

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

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Riverside. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UCR General Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
Master’s Degree in Biology

UCR General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UCR 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR General Biology Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UCR since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	333
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	193
White	112
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

UCR General Biology Master’s Program

67% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 52% 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Biology Studies	618
General Biomedical Sciences	6

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 - Riverside.

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
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