Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara

If you are interested in studying physiology and pathology 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. Of the 7,001 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Santa Barbara in 2021, 5 of them were physiology and pathology sciences majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks physiology programs across the country. The following shows how UCSB performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Physiology & Pathology Sciences Schools	157

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physiology from UCSB. About 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical physiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 40% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in physiology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.