Biomathematics & Bioinformatics at University of California - San Diego

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biomathematics & Bioinformatics section at the bottom of this page.

UCSD Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biomathematics
Master’s Degree in Biomathematics

UCSD Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Rankings

The biomathematics major at UCSD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biomathematics & Bioinformatics. 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.

Biomathematics Student Demographics at UCSD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biomathematics majors at University of California - San Diego.

UCSD Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of biomathematics bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical biomathematics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSD since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biomathematics 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 biomathematics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCSD Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Master’s Program

42% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of biomathematics master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in biomathematics each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than 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 biomathematics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

If you plan to be a biomathematics 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 - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioinformatics	72
Biostatistics	3

Careers That Biomathematics Grads May Go Into

A degree in biomathematics 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
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340

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
Image Credit: By Znode at English Wikipedia under License

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