California State University - Los Angeles MS in General Biology

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 California State University - Los Angeles. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Master’s in Biology from Cal State LA Cost?

$8,219 Average Tuition and Fees

Cal State LA Graduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees	$1,043	$1,043

Does Cal State LA Offer an Online MS in Biology?

Cal State LA does not offer an online option for its biology master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cal State LA Online Learning page.

Cal State LA Master’s Student Diversity for Biology

22 Master's Degrees Awarded

40.9% Women

72.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 22 master’s degrees in biology awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, 40.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in biology at Cal State LA in 2019-2020, 72.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MS in Biology Focus Areas at Cal State LA

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	22

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.