Biotechnology at University of San Francisco

Every biotechnology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biotech program at University of San Francisco stacks up to those at other schools.

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 10,068 students attend the school each year.

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

USFCA Biotechnology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biotech

USFCA Biotechnology Rankings

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Biotech Student Demographics at USFCA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at University of San Francisco.

USFCA Biotechnology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students graduated with a master's degree in biotech from USFCA. About 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biotech each year. USFCA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the biotech master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of San Francisco with a master's in biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• General Biology

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech 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 San Francisco.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
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 Eric Chan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.