Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara

Every physiology & pathology sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physiology program at University of California - Santa Barbara stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Physiology & Pathology Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UCSB Physiology & Pathology Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physiology

UCSB Physiology & Pathology Sciences Rankings

The physiology major at UCSB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physiology & Pathology 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.

Physiology Student Demographics at UCSB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physiology majors at University of California - Santa Barbara.

UCSB Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of physiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical physiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physiology 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 physiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physiology & Pathology Sciences

If you plan to be a physiology 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 Physiology	5

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Zoology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

Careers That Physiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in physiology 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
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.