Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at University of California - San Diego

What traits are you looking for in a biomedical science school? To help you decide if University of California - San Diego is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biomedical science program.

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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) section at the bottom of this page.

UCSD Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Biomedical Science

UCSD Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Rankings

Biomedical Science Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Master’s Program

67% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

In the biomedical science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 17% 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 biomedical science.

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

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)

If you plan to be a biomedical science 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

Careers That Biomedical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biomedical science 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
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
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