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Marine Biology at University of California - San Diego

Marine Biology at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Marine Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UCSD Marine Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Oceanography
  • Master’s Degree in Biological Oceanography

UCSD Marine Biology Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological oceanography, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Oceanography Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Marine Biology Master’s Program

71% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of biological oceanography master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Of the students who received a biological oceanography master's degree from UCSD, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the biological oceanography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 oceanography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 29
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Careers That Biological Oceanography Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological oceanography 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
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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