Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study biological & biomedical sciences, take a look at what University of California - Santa Barbara has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179.

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

UCSB Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

UCSB Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UCSB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #104 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UCSB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at University of California - Santa Barbara.

UCSB Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological & biomedical 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	188
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	152
White	242
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	102

UCSB Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

38% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. UCSB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Santa Barbara with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Santa Barbara. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	377
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	97
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	70
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	65
Pharmacology & Toxicology	49
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	41
Zoology	24
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	5
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	2

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical 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 - Santa Barbara.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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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