Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of California - Santa Cruz

If you are interested in studying neurobiology & neurosciences, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Santa Cruz. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and has a total student population of 19,161.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Neurobiology & Neurosciences section at the bottom of this page.

UC Santa Cruz Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Neurobiology

UC Santa Cruz Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

The neurobiology major at UC Santa Cruz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Neurobiology & Neurosciences. 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.

Neurobiology Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of neurobiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical neurobiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Santa Cruz since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its neurobiology 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 neurobiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Neurobiology & Neurosciences

If you plan to be a neurobiology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Santa Cruz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Neurosciences	61

Related Majors

• Biotechnology
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

Careers That Neurobiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in neurobiology 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
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
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 Satyriconi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.