Biology Studies at University of California - San Diego

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological 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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UCSD Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

UCSD Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UCSD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

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

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

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 Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the biological sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% 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 biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	20
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• General Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370
Life Scientists	1,610	$108,880

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.