Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara

If you are interested in studying biological and biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Santa Barbara. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 691 students received a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UCSB.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

UCSB Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological and biomedical sciences progam at UCSB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	152
	281

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UCSB. This makes it the #237 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and 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 and biomedical sciences majors at University of California - Santa Barbara.

UCSB Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 691 students earned a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UCSB. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. The typical biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological and 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 and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	172
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	126
White	273
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	84

UCSB Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in biological and biomedical sciences from UCSB in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

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 and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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 - 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

Related Majors

• Computer & Information Sciences
• Engineering
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and 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
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.