General Biology at University of California - San Diego

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what University of California - San Diego has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UCSD General Biology Degrees Available

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

UCSD General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UCSD 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 60 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD General Biology Bachelor’s Program

69% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	124
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	82
White	66
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UCSD General Biology Master’s Program

58% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of biology master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	21
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Biology Studies	438
General Biomedical Sciences	31

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 - San Diego.

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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