General Biology at University of Southern California

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern California. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from USC.

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

USC General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology
• Doctorate Degree in Biology

Online Classes Are Available at USC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

USC does offer online education options in biology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

USC General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at USC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at USC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	70

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in biology from USC. This makes it the #265 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from USC Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC is $24,988. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

Biology Student Demographics at USC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at University of Southern California.

USC General Biology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology from USC. About 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	16
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

USC General Biology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 biology majors earned their master's degree from USC. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USC also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biotechnology

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.