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Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at University of California - Santa Cruz

Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at University of California - Santa Cruz

What traits are you looking for in a cell/cellular and molecular biology 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 cell/cellular and molecular biology 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 Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UC Santa Cruz Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Master’s Degree in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology

UC Santa Cruz Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Rankings

The cell/cellular and molecular biology major at UC Santa Cruz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology. 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in cell/cellular and molecular biology, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cell/cellular and molecular biology majors at University of California - Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of cell/cellular and molecular biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical cell/cellular and molecular biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Santa Cruz since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its cell/cellular and molecular biology 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 cell/cellular and molecular biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 54
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 42
White 53
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

UC Santa Cruz Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Master’s Program

57% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of cell/cellular and molecular biology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in cell/cellular and molecular biology each year. UC Santa Cruz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a cell/cellular and molecular biology master's degree from UC Santa Cruz, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 cell/cellular and molecular biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in cell/cellular and molecular biology 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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