California State University - Sacramento 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 - Sacramento. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’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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Graduate Cost
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Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Master’s in Biology from Sac State Cost?

$8,852 Average Tuition and Fees

Sac State Graduate Tuition and Fees

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

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees	$1,676	$1,676

How Much Can You Make With a MS in Biology From Sac State?

$44,971 Average Salary

High Earnings Boost

biology who receive their master’s degree from Sac State make an average of $44,971 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% higher than the national average of $42,316.

Does Sac State Offer an Online MS in Biology?

Sac State 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 Sac State Online Learning page.

Sac State Master’s Student Diversity for Biology

11 Master's Degrees Awarded

45.5% Women

54.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 11 students received their master’s degree in biology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 45.5% of the biology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 54.5% of biology master’s degree recipients at Sac State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MS in Biology Focus Areas at Sac State

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	11

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*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.