General Biology at California State University - Los Angeles

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 California State University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received their master's degree in biology.

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.

Cal State LA General Biology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biology

Cal State LA General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in General Biology from Cal State LA in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 86% of degree recipients. That is 47% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• 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 California State University - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.