by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of California - Santa Cruz. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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. The bachelor's program at UC Santa Cruz was ranked #181 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #21 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UC Santa Cruz.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,583 | $2,583 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,162 | $1,162 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $18,866 | $18,866 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,084 | $5,084 |
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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. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Santa Cruz took out an average of $20,500 in student loans. That is 12% lower than the national average of $23,366.
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Cruz is $31,495 per year. That is 13% higher than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the UC Santa Cruz 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 UC Santa Cruz Online Learning page.
Women made up around 65.2% of the biology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 73.4% of the biology bachelor’s degrees at UC Santa Cruz in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 63 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 54 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 20 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 132 |
| General Biomedical Sciences | 75 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
*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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