by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Physiology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Physiology & Pathology Sciences is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of California - Los Angeles. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in physiology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. UCLA is in the top 10% of the country for physiology. More specifically it was ranked #16 out of 171 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCLA.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $1,807 | $1,807 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,314 | $1,314 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,599 | $17,599 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,625 | $4,625 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Physiology students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCLA took out an average of $19,000 in student loans. That is 15% lower than the national average of $22,463.
physiology who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCLA make an average of $22,585 a year during the early days of their career. That is 14% lower than the national average of $26,260.
Online degrees for the UCLA physiology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCLA Online Learning page.
About 63.7% of the students who received their BS in physiology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 69.7% of the physiology bachelor’s degrees at UCLA in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 85 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 50 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Physiology | 201 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 555 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 238 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 263 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 128 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 31 |
*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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