General Biology at University of the Pacific

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

Pacific is located in Stockton, California and approximately 6,263 students attend the school each year.

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.

Pacific General Biology Degrees Available

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

Pacific General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Pacific 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.

Biology Student Demographics at Pacific

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

Pacific General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Pacific since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 the Pacific with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	94
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	11
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Pacific General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of the Pacific. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	125

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 the Pacific.

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 Thias under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.