Biological & Biomedical Sciences at California State University - Fresno

If you plan to study biological & biomedical sciences, take a look at what California State University - Fresno has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and approximately 25,497 students attend the school each year.

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

Fresno State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Fresno State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Fresno State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at California State University - Fresno.

Fresno State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. Fresno State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Fresno with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	3
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Fresno. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	11
Biotechnology	5

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical 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 California State University - Fresno.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.