General Biology at University of the Pacific

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at University of the Pacific stacks up to those at other schools.

Pacific is located in Stockton, California and approximately 6,263 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

Pacific General Biology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biology

Pacific General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at Pacific

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

Pacific General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in General Biology from Pacific in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. Pacific does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Pacific, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 the Pacific.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Thias under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.