Computational Biology at University of Southern California
Every computational biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computational biology program at University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computational Biology section at the bottom of this page.
USC Computational Biology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computational Biology
- Master’s Degree in Computational Biology
USC Computational Biology Rankings
There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in computational biology, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Computational Biology Student Demographics at USC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computational biology majors at University of Southern California.
USC Computational Biology Master’s Program
In the computational biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a master's in computational biology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Related Majors
Careers That Computational Biology Grads May Go Into
A degree in computational 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 Southern California.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
---|---|---|
Computer Workers | 74,690 | $103,270 |
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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.