Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of California - San Diego

Every biological and biomedical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological and biomedical sciences program at University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 170 students received their master's degree in biological and biomedical sciences.

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.

UCSD Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCSD Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 99 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UCSD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at University of California - San Diego.

UCSD Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

The biological and biomedical sciences program at UCSD awarded 170 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 41% of these degrees went to men with the other 59% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the biological and biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	64
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	50
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological and 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 University of California - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	201
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	41
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	18
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	9

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Engineering

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and 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 University of California - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

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