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. Of the 872 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the Pacific in 2021, 118 of them were general biology majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how Pacific performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in biology from Pacific. This makes it the #220 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 118 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Pacific, about 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Pacific since its program graduates 21% 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	75
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	5
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Pacific General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in General Biology from Pacific in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. Pacific does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Pacific, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Pacific also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.