Biotechnology at University of California - Santa Cruz

If you plan to study biotechnology, take a look at what University of California - Santa Cruz has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year.

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

UC Santa Cruz Biotechnology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech

UC Santa Cruz Biotechnology Rankings

Biotech Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at University of California - Santa Cruz.

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

Biotechnology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Santa Cruz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech 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 - Santa Cruz.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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