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Biology Studies at University of Southern California

Biology Studies at University of Southern California

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if University of Southern California is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year.

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

USC Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

USC Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at USC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #136 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 30
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 14
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

USC Biology Studies Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

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

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Biological Science Professors 4,360 $128,370
Life Scientists 1,610 $108,880

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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