Biomathematics & Bioinformatics at University of California - Santa Cruz

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

What traits are you looking for in a biomathematics 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 biomathematics 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 Biomathematics & Bioinformatics section at the bottom of this page.

UC Santa Cruz Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biomathematics
Master’s Degree in Biomathematics

UC Santa Cruz Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Rankings

The biomathematics major at UC Santa Cruz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biomathematics & Bioinformatics. 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in biomathematics, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biomathematics Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Program

36% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of biomathematics bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical biomathematics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Santa Cruz since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biomathematics 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 biomathematics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UC Santa Cruz Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Master’s Program

33% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of biomathematics master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in biomathematics each year. UC Santa Cruz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

In the biomathematics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 15% better 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 master's in biomathematics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

The following biomathematics concentations are available at University of California - Santa Cruz. 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
Bioinformatics	52

Careers That Biomathematics Grads May Go Into

A degree in biomathematics 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
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340

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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