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General Biology at University of California - San Francisco

General Biology at University of California - San Francisco

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

UCSF is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 3,201 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCSF General Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biology

UCSF General Biology Rankings

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UCSF

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

UCSF General Biology Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

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 Francisco. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biomedical Sciences 30

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 Francisco.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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