Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of California - San Diego

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every biological & biomedical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological & biomedical sciences program at University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576.

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.

UCSD Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCSD Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UCSD 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 99 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% 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 UCSD since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	635
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	365
White	362
International Students	151
Other Races/Ethnicities	109

UCSD Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

62% Women

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	50
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	60
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological & biomedical sciences concentations are available at University of California - San Diego. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - San Diego. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	530
General Biology	469
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	347
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	204
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	157
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	75
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	48
Zoology	19

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 - San Diego.

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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