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San Francisco State University BS in General Biology

329 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$37,748 Average Salary
$17,755 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Biology Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at San Francisco State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the SFSU BS in Biology

#186 in the U.S
#22 in California

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at SFSU was ranked #186 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #22 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for SFSU.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Master’s Degree General Biology Graduates 17
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology 27
Most Popular Colleges for General Biology 31
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology 33
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (With Aid) 45
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Biology Graduates 54
Highest Paid General Biology Graduates 57
Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools 67
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $30-$48k) 71
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $0-$30k) 71
Best General Biology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 71
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology 72
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $48-$75k) 81
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology 84
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $75-$110k) 86
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income Over $110k) 94
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (With Aid) 100
Best Value Colleges for General Biology (With Aid) 121
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology 129
Best Value Colleges for General Biology 152
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $0-$30k) 158
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $30-$48k) 161
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 161
Best General Biology Colleges for Veterans 164
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 166
Best Value Colleges for General Biology (Income $0-$30k) 171
Best Value Colleges for General Biology (Income $30-$48k) 175
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $48-$75k) 183
Best General Biology Schools 186
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income Over $110k) 190
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $75-$110k) 197
Best Value Colleges for General Biology (Income $48-$75k) 201
Best Value Colleges for General Biology (Income Over $110k) 206
Best Value Colleges for General Biology (Income $75-$110k) 221
Most Focused Colleges for General Biology 415
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology 429

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Biology from SFSU Cost?

$7,006 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$17,755 Average Student Debt

SFSU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $5,742 $17,622
Fees $1,264 $1,264
Books and Supplies $1,038 $1,038
On Campus Room and Board $15,949 $15,949
On Campus Other Expenses $3,152 $3,152

Learn more about SFSU tuition and fees.

SFSU Biology BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at SFSU took out an average of $17,755 in student loans. That is 24% lower than the national average of $23,366.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Biology From SFSU?

$37,748 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of biology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SFSU is $37,748 per year. That is 36% higher than the national average of $27,753.

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Does SFSU Offer an Online BS in Biology?

Online degrees for the SFSU biology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SFSU Online Learning page.

SFSU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biology

329 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
67.5% Women
74.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 329 bachelor’s degrees in biology awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 67.5% of the students who received their BS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 66.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biology at SFSU in 2019-2020, 74.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 94
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 114
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 2
White 63
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 30

BS in Biology Focus Areas at SFSU

General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biology Studies 329

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 28

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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.

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