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General Biology at University of California - Los Angeles

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General Biology at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

UCLA General Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biology
  • Doctorate Degree in Biology

UCLA General Biology Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA General Biology Master’s Program

70% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at UCLA awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

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In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 California - 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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