Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of California - Santa Cruz

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a biological & biomedical sciences school? To help you decide if University of California - Santa Cruz is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological & biomedical sciences program.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year.

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.

UC Santa Cruz Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UC Santa Cruz 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 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #83 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

58% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% 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 UC Santa Cruz since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Cruz with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	177
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	194
White	240
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	70

UC Santa Cruz Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

57% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. UC Santa Cruz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	6
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 Cruz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	313
General Biology	204
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	155
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	70
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	61
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	52
Pharmacology & Toxicology	5
Biotechnology	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 Cruz.

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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